Issue of the Week: Human Rights
Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus, Frontline, PBS, 1.3.23 & 1.10.23
We begin 2023 with the programs that the… Continue reading
“The ozone layer is on track to recover in the next 40 years, the United Nations says”, NPR
Jaclyn Diaz, ENVIRONMENT, January 10, 2023
The Earth’s ozone layer is on its way to recovering within the… Continue reading
“Backed by Congress and Supreme Court, Lula restores order in Brazil with wave of arrests”, El Pais
Naiara Galarraga Gortázar, Brasilia, Jan 10, 2023
The governor of the federal district has been suspended for 90 days after… Continue reading
“3 key takeaways on the Seattle schools lawsuit against big tech”, NPR
The impact of social media on kids is again under sharp… Continue reading
“A Warning From Hungary: Why Gender Will Be a Key Battleground in Israel’s Fight Against the Illiberal State”, Haaretz
Andrea Pető, Opinion,Tel Aviv, Jan 9, 2023
In Hungary, Russia and Turkey, exhausted activists fight a repressive,… Continue reading
“‘Fear Still Remains’: Ukraine Finds Sexual Crimes Where Russian Troops Ruled”, The New York Times
Investigators have uncovered widespread evidence… Continue reading
“How Warsaw Became the Exile Capital of the East”, Der Spiegel
By Karolina Jeznach und Jan Puhl in Warsaw, The Polish Refugee Magnet, 03.01.2023
Refugees from Russia, Ukraine and… Continue reading
“Benedict Leaves Behind a Conflicted Legacy on Clerical Sexual Abuse”, The New York Times
Jason Horowitz and
Jason Horowitz reported and wrote this article from Rome, where he… Continue reading
“Op-Ed: Is there something about Americans that makes us football addicts?, Los Angeles Times
By Randall Balmer, Jan 4, 2023
I teach a course on the intersection of sports and religion in North America,… Continue reading