“As Beirut rescuers search for survivors, UN warns of ‘huge’ needs”, UN News
Humanitarian Aid, Geneva, 7 August 2020
Across Lebanon, “the needs are immediate, and they are huge” in the aftermath of… Continue reading
“In the shadow of Hiroshima — 75 years on”, Daily Maverick
By Terence McNamee, Johannesburg, Op-Ed, 6 August 2020
Three-quarters of a century has passed since the US dropped an atomic… Continue reading
“There to speak for all those without voices: Where are the women peacemakers?”, Le Monde diplomatique
by Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, Paris, August 2020 Issue
Who should be but isn’t at the peace talks table for the… Continue reading
“The Biblical locust plagues of 2020”, BBC Future
By David Njagi, Future Planet, 6th August 2020
East Africa is seeing its worst swarms of locusts in many… Continue reading
Issue of the Week: War

Hiroshima, By John Hersey, The New Yorker, August 31, 1946
Seventy-five years ago tomorrow, August 6, 1945, the… Continue reading
“‘Epstein Is Gone, but Justice Must Still Be Served”, The Atlantic
Megan Garber, Aug. 10, 2019
Of all the questions that hover around the sex offender’s death, the most urgent is… Continue reading
“Political leaders demand answers in Epstein death”, Politico
By Gabby Orr, 08/10/2019
Political leaders are demanding a full accounting of how disgraced financier and accused pedophile Jeffrey Epstein… Continue reading
“Jeffrey Epstein is gone, but allegations against powerful associates linger”, Miami Herald
By Julie K. Brown, Veronica Penney, Daniel Chang and Sarah Blaskey, August 10, 2019
The sudden death of multimillionaire Jeffrey… Continue reading

