“The Observer view on the fall of Afghanistan”, The Observer
Observer editorial, London, 15 August 2021
The Taliban’s rapid advance is chilling but a united response can still avert catastrophe… Continue reading
“No Work, No Food: Pandemic Deepens Global Hunger”, The New York Times
Relentless waves of the virus,… Continue reading
“Myanmar’s UN envoy accuses junta of ‘massacre’, calls for ‘urgent humanitarian intervention'”, Agence France-Presse
Paris, 05/08/21
Myanmar’s ambassador to the United Nations, who has refused to leave his post despite being fired after the… Continue reading
“Simone Biles Just Demonstrated a True Champion Mind-Set”, The New York Times
Opinion, July 29, 2021
What kind of champion withdraws at the Olympics?
One… Continue reading
“History As End”, Harpers Magazine
By Matthew Karp, July 2021 Issue
1619, 1776, and the politics of the past
Last spring, 155 years after… Continue reading
“Horse racing: Thousands of racehorses killed in slaughterhouses”, BBC Panorama
By Darragh MacIntyre. BBC Panorama, 18 July 2021
Thousands of racehorses are being sent to slaughterhouses in Britain and… Continue reading
“COVID-19 pandemic leads to major backsliding on childhood vaccinations, new WHO, UNICEF data shows”, UNICEF
Press Release, Geneva, New York, 15 July 2021
23 million children missed out on basic childhood vaccines through routine health… Continue reading
“South African cases spark cluster scare in Olympic Village”, Agence France-Presse
Talek Harris, Tokyo, Paris, July 17, 2021
Two South African footballers and a video analyst have tested positive for the… Continue reading
“Lessons for South Africa from the global insurrection playbook”, Daily Maverick
By J Brooks Spector, Age of Anarchy, Johannesburg, 15 July 2021
The ongoing civil disorder and looting in SA encourages… Continue reading
“Victim of alleged child sex assault says interview with Lethbridge officer ‘like a slap in the face'”, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation News
CBC News, J
Accused goes on trial in November charged with sexual assault, sexual… Continue reading