Can empathy be taught in medicine?
Snow fell all day while a… Continue reading
Issue of the Week: War
Defender Day, October 1, 2025, Kyiv, Ukraine, (c) 2025 Planet Earth Foundation
Today was the first day… Continue reading
“Russia Steps Up Provocations in Europe, Alarming Leaders There”, The New York Times
European officials fear that Moscow is escalating its antagonism of Europe as U.S. support recedes. A focus of worry now:… Continue reading
“ConCourt asked to redefine ‘consent’ in sexual offences cases”, Daily Maverick
25 Sep 2025, Johannesburg
The nonprofit organisation Embrace Project… Continue reading
Issue of the Week: Human Rights, Personal Growth
Today is the autumn equinox in the northern hemisphere, the spring equinox… Continue reading
“Sudan Is What Happens When You Recognize a Junta”, The New York Times
By Suliman Baldo and Mai Hassan
Dr. Baldo is the director of the Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker. Dr. Hassan is an associate… Continue reading
Issue of the Week: Personal Growth
Bot Meets Girl, The New Yorker, September 15, 2025
Taking a departure in this week’s post… Continue reading
“Something Is Very Wrong Online”, The Atlantic
The cycle of violence will continue as long as the medium doesn’t change.
Arguably the most remarkable… Continue reading
“Takeaways from France’s ‘Block Everything’ protests: ‘A lot of anger is building up around issues of social injustice'”, Le Monde
Our reporters Aline Leclerc, Emeline Cazi, Sofia Fischer, Jonathan Parienté and Benjamin Keltz, who covered the protest movement on the… Continue reading