An activist speaking out about inadequate waste and water sanitation in rural America, an author of young adult and children's literature reflecting the world's diversity, and a neuroscientist who used…
The right and wrong targets in a linguistic struggle Back in 2002 The Economist mused about the rise of Brazil’s left-wing president-elect, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. “The meaning of Lula”, ran…
Chile’s presidential election is still 14 months away. But it is striking that the early front-runners in the opinion polls are the mayors of three districts of Santiago, the capital: Joaquín…
The leaders of Golden Dawn, once Greece’s third-largest party, can expect long prison sentences IT TOOK SEVEN years, but justice was finally delivered. On October 7th Nikos Michaloliakos, the founder…
Well, we’ve done it again. Last month was the warmest September on record, blazing past September 2019’s record global average by 0.05°C, and 2016’s by 0.08°C, according to the latest…
In the final weeks before the presidential election, Tara Benally has spent her days getting Native American voters registered on reservations in Arizona—a key swing state in the 2020 race…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5uRoQm4npo&t=5714s Deutsches Haus at NYU presented a conversation on "Memories, Myths, and Monuments: Confronting National Narratives" among Peniel Joseph (University of Texas in Austin), Susan Neiman (Einstein Forum), Jürgen Zimmerer…
By talking plainly about her qualifications, Harris embodies progress. Will it work? In her 2019 memoir, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey, Kamala Harris talks about how, during her…
A Pennsylvania man has been arrested after state police say he plotted to kill his wife over the weekend by rigging a tripwire at the top of a flight of…
Guardian joint investigation finds both sides send military cargo planes to region, in blatant violation of agreement to end conflict Turkey and the United Arab Emirates are carrying out regular…