Why Joe Biden Picked Kamala Harris, The Atlantic, August 11, 2020
On Tuesday, Joe Biden named California… Continue reading
“News Analysis: In Kamala Harris, a Choice at Once Safe and Energizing”, The New York Times
By Jonathan Martin and
Her selection as Joe Biden’s running mate was conventional by… Continue reading
“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
Message of the Day: War
Hiroshima, By John Hersey, The New Yorker, August 31, 1946
Seventy-five years ago tomorrow, August 6, 1945, the… Continue reading
“Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation”, The New York Times
By
Mr. Lewis, the civil rights leader who died on July 17, wrote this… Continue reading
“Sexual Violence Against Men, Trans Women in Syria Conflict”, Human Rights Watch
News Release, July 29, 2020
Survivors in Lebanon Lack Needed Services
(Beirut) – Syrian state and non-state actors have subjected… Continue reading