“The world won’t be a greener place until it’s a fairer one”, The Guardian
Simone Tagliapietra, London, 9 April 2021
Action on the climate crisis must come with a social contract to protect the… Continue reading
“[The JRB Daily] 2021 Humanities and Social Sciences Awards winners announced—including The JRB’s Makhosazana Xaba and Niq Mhlongo”, Johannesburg Review of Books
The winners of the 2021 Humanities and Social Sciences Awards (HSS Awards) have been… Continue reading
“Atlanta shootings: anti-Asian bias is not new”, Le Monde diplomatique
By Mari Uyehara, Paris, April Edition
The ideas claimed to be behind the Atlanta spas shootings have a long… Continue reading
“Civil Warning”, Harper’s Magazine
By Elliot Ackerman, Letter Grom Georgia, Cover Story, April Issue
Are we living through another antebellum era?
If we lived… Continue reading
“Teenage Brains May Be Especially Vulnerable to Marijuana and Other Drugs”, The New York Times
Teenagers are more likely to get hooked on marijuana, stimulants and other recreational… Continue reading
“Myanmar protesters vow to keep up action as internet blackout widens”, Reuters
Reporting by Reuters Staff, additional reporting by Cynthia Kim in Seoul; Writing by Martin Petty, Robert Birsel; Editing by Stephen… Continue reading
“‘Two bullets is enough’: Analysis of Tigray massacre video raises questions for Ethiopian Army”, CNN
By Bethlehem Feleke, Eliza Mackintosh, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Katie Polglase and Nima Elbagir, Video by Barbara Arvanitidis and Mark Baron,… Continue reading
“Ghislaine Maxwell Charged With Sex Trafficking of 14-Year-Old Girl”, The New York Times
A new indictment accuses Ms. Maxwell of paying a victim of her longtime associate… Continue reading
“How Mary Wortley Montagu’s bold experiment led to smallpox vaccine – 75 years before Jenner”, The Observer
Donna Ferguson, London, 28 Mar 2021
A new book celebrates the trailblazing work of the English aristocrat, who successfully… Continue reading
“Fears for democracy as buoyant Bangladesh turns 50”, BBC News
Anbarasan Ethirajan, London, 24 March 2021
Bangladesh is held up by many as a model of development, but as it… Continue reading