Unchecked deforestation destroying evidence of lost Amazon civilisation
At midday on the road into Grünland, a Mennonite colony in the Bolivian department of Beni, the only sound is a distant chainsaw. On either side, strips of deforested land…
Iran situation ‘critical’ with more than 300 killed – U.N. rights chief
GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday that the situation in Iran was “critical”, describing a hardening of the authorities’ response to protests that…
The Swiss mountain with a racist name – and the artist fighting to rechristen it
Agassizhorn is an alp in Switzerland named after a notorious scientist. Sasha Huber explains why she flew to the summit by helicopter and rechristened it Rentyhorn – in honour of…
The Native American code talkers that helped America win WWII
Navajo code talkers used their language to devise a code that helped America win WWII. Many Native American children were punished for speaking their native tongues. The code talkers' legacy…
In 1835, the Cherokee were promised a seat in Congress. They’re still waiting.
Tribal leaders have renewed calls for a place in the U.S. House of Representatives, a unique provision of the landmark Treaty of New Echota. Here's how it came to be.…
Bio of Polish statesman holds lessons on today’s Ukraine
NEW YORK (AP) — One hundred years ago, a revolutionary Polish patriot argued that Russia’s hunger for territory would continue to destabilize Europe unless Ukraine could gain independence from Moscow. …
Racial Bias in White Children Linked to Beliefs about the Causes of Inequality
Those who believe that inequalities are caused by “natural” or “internal” differences among racial groups show more racial bias against Black children White children who are exposed to larger racial…
To Reduce Racial Inequality in the Criminal Justice System, Government Should Explore Ways to Reduce Police Stops, Detention, and Long Sentences, Says New Report
WASHINGTON — To reduce racial inequality in the U.S. criminal justice system, local, state, and federal government should explore ways to reduce police stops and searches, jail detention, prison admission,…
Should Native Americans get preference over White people in adopting Native children? The Supreme Court may decide
Throughout its history, the US has adopted policies that threatened to wipe outNative American tribes and their cultures – or as one Army officer put it, “kill the Indian in him, and save…
Oregonians remove slavery language from state constitution, though by ‘shockingly close’ margin
Oregon voters approved a change to the state’s constitution, stripping language that for more than a century has allowed for slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime. As…