News Report, 22 May 2018
A Rohingya armed group brandishing guns and swords is responsible for at least one, and… Continue reading
“An Irish Problem”, The London Review of Books
Sally Rooney writes about the abortion referendum, 24 May 2018
In 1983, a referendum was held in Ireland to establish… Continue reading
“To experts, North Korea dismantling nuclear site is like destroying evidence”, CNN
By Jamie Tarabay
(CNN) Cheryl Rofer is a chemist who spent 35 years working on environmental cleanups everywhere from… Continue reading
“Pope’s Handling of Sex-Abuse Case Shows Political Savvy”, The Wall Street Journal
By Francis X. Rocca, Analysis, May 21, 2018
After drawing criticism for his approach, Pope Francis has assumed the… Continue reading
“When we cheer the royals, democracy suffers. What a retrograde moment”, The Guardian
Suzanne Moore, Opinion, 22 May 2018
Meghan Markle brings glamour to the royals, and they benefit enormously, but Broken Britain… Continue reading
“Bishop Michael Curry’s Full Sermon From the Royal Wedding”, The New York Times
By Margaret Lyons, Anna Schaverien and Jonah Engel Bromwich, May 19, 2018
‘There’s power in love’: Read the words… Continue reading
“Texas shooting: Houston police chief ‘hits rock bottom’ on gun reform”, BBC News
London, May 20, 2018
The police chief of Houston says he has hit “rock bottom” over failure to enact gun… Continue reading
“Why the Seattle ‘head tax’ is relevant to the nation”, The Washington Post
By Jared Bernstein, PostEverything, Perspective, May 16, 2018
Let’s talk about this “head tax” on large businesses — those with… Continue reading
“Jerusalem and its Holy Sites”, The Cairo Review of Global Affairs
By Jessie Steinhauer, the American University in Cairo, May 16, 2018
Timeline of the struggle over Jerusalem and its holy… Continue reading
“Santa Fe, Texas school shooting kills 10, deadliest since Parkland”, KXAN NBC Austin
Juan A. Lozano, AP, Austin, May 18, 2018
SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — A 17-year-old armed with a shotgun and… Continue reading