UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, has survived 75 years of Israeli-Palestinian strife. Can it survive the latest conflict?… Continue reading
“Will Taylor Swift’s Endorsement Actually Affect the Election?”, The New York Times
By Ethan Singer and Ronda Kaysen
Ethan Singer and Ronda Kaysen reviewed academic research, analyzed polling data and spoke to a dozen… Continue reading
Issue of the Week: Human Rights, Economic Opportunity, War, Disease, Environment, Hunger, Population, Personal Growth
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump attend a presidential debate in Philadelphia, Sept. 10, 2024, ABC… Continue reading
“Families of American Hostages Say a Deal ‘Has to Happen Right Now’”, The New York Times
Seven Americans remain held in Gaza by Hamas. An eighth American, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, was among the hostages whose bodies were… Continue reading
“AfD Makes German Election History 85 Years After Nazis Started World War II”, Newsweek
By Barney Henderson AND Jason Lemon , Sep 02, 2024
The far-Right Alternative for Germany… Continue reading
“Who Goes Nazi?”, Harper’s Magazine
(Today, September 1, 2024, is the 85th anniversary of the invasion of Poland by Hitler’s Nazi Germany, starting World War… Continue reading
“Poland marks the 85th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s invasion at the start of World War II”, Associated Press
BY MONIKA SCISLOWSKA, September 1, 2024
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s leaders stressed the need for a strong… Continue reading
“Issue of the Week: War, Human Rights, Economic Opportunity, Hunger, Disease, Population, Environment, Personal Growth
Seventy Miles In Hell: The Darién Gap, The Atlantic, September 2024
The End Of Civilization As We Knew It:… Continue reading
“How Psychedelic Research Got High on Its Own Supply”, The New York Times
By Caty Enders, Sunday Review, August 25, 2024
Things weren’t supposed to go this way. The drug company… Continue reading
“Fact-checking night 4 of the Democratic National Convention”, CNN
CNN — August 23, 2024
For the third straight night, there wasn’t much material to fact check from… Continue reading