“We are the future” (c) 1997-2018 Planet Earth Foundation
The End Of Civilization As We Knew It, Part Six.… Continue reading
“Who Are We? Examining the State of German Identity”, Der Spiegel
By Sebastian Hammelehle, Berlin, August 29, 2018
Integration and immigration are extremely controversial issues in the Germany of today. What… Continue reading
“Air pollution causes ‘huge’ reduction in intelligence, study reveals”, The Guardian
Damian Carrington and Lily Kuo, Beijing, London, 27 Aug 2018
“95% of the global population breathing unsafe air–causes seven million… Continue reading
“Myanmar Rohingya: UN says military leaders must face genocide charges”, BBC News
27 Aug 2018
A UN report has said top military figures in Myanmar must be investigated for genocide in Rakhine… Continue reading
“The Big Melt”, The New York Review of Books
Tim Flannery, August 16, 2018 Issue
Brave New Arctic: The Untold Story of the Melting North by Mark C. Serreze… Continue reading
“One Of A Kind: John McCain’s Indelible Place In American Politics”, NPR
Jessica Taylor, Politics, August 27, 2018
Just under a month before Election Day 2008, a woman stood up at a… Continue reading
“John McCain Would Have Passed the Anne Frank Test”, The Atlantic
Jeffrey Goldberg, Aug 26, 2018
The senator spent decades demonstrating his willingness to fight powerful men who abused powerless people.… Continue reading
“Former Vatican ambassador says Popes Francis, Benedict knew of sexual misconduct allegations against McCarrick for years”, The Washington Post
By Chico Harlan, Stefano Pitrelli and Michelle Boorstein, August 26, 2018
DUBLIN — A former Vatican ambassador to the United… Continue reading
“Skim reading is the new normal. The effect on society is profound”, The Guardian
Maryanne Wolf, London, Aug 25 2018
When the reading brain skims texts, we don’t have time to grasp complexity, to… Continue reading
“Beware Rich People Who Say They Want to Change the World”, The New York Times
By Anand Giridharadas, Opinion, Sunday Review, Aug. 26, 2018
“Change the world” has long been the cry of the oppressed.… Continue reading