“New Zealand Passes Law Banning Most Semiautomatic Weapons, Weeks After Massacre”,
By Charlotte Graham-McLay, April 10, 2019
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Less than a month after 50 Muslim worshipers in the… Continue reading
“12 Takeaways From Israel’s Looniest Election That Netanyahu Just Won. Or Is It Gantz?”, Haaretz
Chemi Shalev, Analysis, Tel Aviv, Apr 10, 2019
1. Based on initial exit polls, both Benny Gantz and Benjamin Netanyahu… Continue reading
“Why this viral photo is becoming a symbol of women’s rights protests in Sudan”, The Washington Post
Siobhán O’Grady, WorldViews, April 9, 2019
It’s a stunning image.
A crowd of Sudanese protesters — mainly women — necks… Continue reading
“Lori Loughlin, 15 Others Indicted On New Charges In College Admissions Scandal”, NPR
Colin Dwyer, Law, April 9, 2019
Sixteen parents, including actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, face… Continue reading
“Prosecuting apartheid atrocities: Why an indictment for a single murder in the Ahmed Timol case is not enough”, The Daily Maverick
By Atilla Kisla, Op-Ed, Johannesburg, 9 April 2019
The crime of apartheid has never been prosecuted before. Therefore, the Ahmed… Continue reading
“Slovakia’s ‘Erin Brockovich’ elected first female president, in rebuke of populism”, CNN International
By Sheena McKenzie, CNN, March 31, 2019
(CNN) When Slovakia’s newly elected President Zuzana Caputova — the country’s first… Continue reading
“May to ask for short Brexit extension and reaches out to Labour”, The Guardian
Peter Walker, Political correspondent, London, 2 April 2019
PM seeks to agree compromise withdrawal plan with Labour that could… Continue reading
“Lion Mama: The woman who fought off her daughter’s rapists”, BBC News
By Gavin Fischer, BBC South Africa, Long Reads, 31 March 2019
Nokubonga Qampi became known as the “Lion Mama” in… Continue reading
“Three tragic deaths reverberate across U.S. amid steady rise in suicides”, The Washington Post
By Joel Achenbach , William Wan and Katie Mettler, March 26, 2019
Americans are increasingly likely to die by their… Continue reading
“Objects of Despair: Mars”, Paris Review
By Meghan O’Gieblyn, March 27, 201
Inspired by Roland Barthes, Meghan O’Gieblyn’s monthly column Objects of Despair examines contemporary artifacts… Continue reading