Drought in the Horn of Africa: Worst in 40 years
Men, women and children in the Horn of Africa whose lives are being ravaged by drought need “the world’s attention and action, now.”
Disgust greets White House correspondents’ dinner as Israel kills journalists in Gaza
Amid laughter and applause at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, protests outside highlight the stark contrast with the dire situation facing journalists in Gaza.
ICJ rejects Israeli claims about UNRWA and orders more aid to Gaza
The International Court of Justice rules that Israel must cooperate with the UN to deliver “essential supplies of daily life,” rejecting infiltration allegations amid worsening famine conditions.
Unveiling the thin line: How US media reports impact the ‘war on activism’
For media institutions, the challenge lies in navigating the treacherous waters of state discourse without becoming its unwitting conduit.
The world just took a major step to curb plastic pollution, but the US...
"The U.S. is the world’s largest exporter of plastics, mostly to developing nations. And this has created a global crisis of waste in countries in South and Central Asia as well as South America and Africa."
America’s widening inequality of place
This inequality is unsustainable. It’s literally tearing America apart.
The well-heeled and our personal well-being
Do we need, some observers of our fraying social fabric suggest, more people in public life noble enough to champion basic ethical norms?
Despite withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement, US will join climate talks
The United Nations welcomes the Trump Administration’s re-engagement.
Trump’s big buyback bamboozle
We’re just going to have more buybacks and more inequality.
The Great Forgetting
America’s refusal to fund and sustain its intellectual and cultural heritage has come with an enormous cost. We are now paying the bill.