London, 11 November 2018
“The California fires remind us of our common humanity”, The Washington Post
By Kathleen Parker Columnist November 16
When polarity defines us, it’s easy to lose sight of our common humanity.
But… Continue reading
“‘I can’t find any of them now’: Dissident writer Ma Jian remembers the freedom fighters of pre-Handover Hong Kong”, Hong Kong Free Press
Holmes Chan, Hong Kong, 18 November 2018
Ma Jian stepped off the plane to Hong Kong on November 9 to… Continue reading
“APEC fails to reach consensus as U.S.-China divide deepens”, Reuters
Philip Wen, Jonathan Barrett, Tom Westbrook, November 17, 2018
PORT MORESBY (Reuters) – Asia-Pacific leaders failed to agree on a… Continue reading
“Climate change has intensified hurricane rainfall, and now we know how much”, PBS NewsHour
By Julia Griffin, Nov 14, 2018
Hurricane Harvey swamped Houston with seven days of pounding rain last August. When… Continue reading
“Seattle Archdiocese pays nearly $7 million to settle men’s claims that six priests abused them as boys”, The Seattle Times
By Lewis Kamb, November 13, 2018
Jim Hauer and the five other men each claim they were victimized as children… Continue reading
“Moscow Meddling: The Forgotten War in Eastern Ukraine”, Der Spiegel
An Essay by Christian Neef, Berlin, 11/14/18
Russia is making little effort to disguise its leadership role in the… Continue reading
“Deadly California fire could worsen state’s homeless crisis”, NBC News
By Dennis Romero, Nov.14, 2018
“Everybody’s homeless,” said Karman Beller, a Camp Fire evacuee who’s six-months pregnant.
Jeff Hill lost… Continue reading
Can Europe’s Liberal Order Survive as the Memory of War Fades?, The New York Times
By Katrin Bennhold, London, Berlin, Nov. 11, 2018
The Rev. Joseph Musser’s family has always lived in the region… Continue reading
“World War One: Six extraordinary Indian stories”, BBC News
Approximately 1.5 million Indian soldiers served in World War One – and more than 74,000 of… Continue reading
“From nationalism to ‘fake news,’ legacies of World War I still relevant”, Christian Science Monitor
By Monitor staff and correspondents, November 9, 2018
World War I may have ended a century ago, but many… Continue reading