Amanda Marcotte, Politics, Aug 31, 2017
The Trump administration recently announced plans to halt the implementation of an Obama-era rule… Continue reading
(Dakar, 18 August 2017): Persistent conflict and violence… Continue reading
“Pope’s Myanmar visit may be the help Aung San Suu Kyi needs”, The Guardian
Simon Tisdal, London, 29 July 2017
Accused of not doing enough to curb persecution of Rohingya Muslims, the Burmese leader… Continue reading
“Trump’s business sought deal on a Trump Tower in Moscow while he ran for president”, The Washington Post
By Carol D. Leoning, Tom Hamburger and Rosalind S. Helderman, Politics, August 28, 2017
While Donald Trump was running for… Continue reading
“Black-clad antifa attack peaceful right wing demonstrators in Berkeley”, The Washington Post
By Kyle Swenson, Morning Mix, August 28, 2017
Their faces hidden behind black bandannas and hoodies, about a 100 anarchists… Continue reading
“Spies Like Us: A Conversation With John le Carré and Ben Macintyre”, The New York Times
By Sarah Lyall, Sunday Book Review, In Conversation, Aug. 27, 2017
BRISTOL, England — Their subject is spying. Their obsessions… Continue reading
“Book gives voice to Vietnam’s strangled anger over war”, The Daily Star
Fiachra Gibbons, Agence France-Presse, Beirut, Aug 21, 2017
PARIS: When Americans debate the Vietnam War, what the Vietnamese thought rarely… Continue reading
“Papal abuse commission considers restructuring, survivors may lose direct role”, National Catholic Reporter
By Joshua J. McElwee, Aug 23, 2017
ROME — Pope Francis’ commission on clergy sexual abuse is considering whether to… Continue reading
“Creating a safer world for children: ‘One year ago marked a historical milestone in realizing the rights of children'”, Devex
Susan Bissell, Opinion, Child Rights, Washington, D.C., Barcelona, Manila, 18 August 2017
One year ago marked a historical milestone in… Continue reading
“Record violence targeting aid workers and civilians in West and Central Africa, UN and NGOs call for immediate action”, Reliefweb
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 18 Aug 2017
“Stephen Bannon Out at the White House After Turbulent Run”, The New York Times
By Maggie Haberman, Michael D. Shear and Glenn Thrush, Aug. 19, 2017
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Stephen K. Bannon, the embattled… Continue reading