Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
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12/13/2021
Opinion: The Climate Crisis Is Raging, but We Are Not Powerless
At this point, you’re probably trying very hard to tread more lightly on this weary and fragile earth.
12/09/2021
Progress for Saudi Women Is Uneven, Despite Cultural Changes and More Jobs
At the cramped shop where Kholoud Ahmed sells the traditional Muslim women’s gowns known as abayas, the rainbow of colors is a revelation.
12/08/2021
House Votes to Impose Forced Labor Ban on Goods Made in Xinjiang
The lopsided margin reflected growing bipartisan anger at China’s human rights abuses against Uyghurs in the northwestern region.
12/06/2021
21 Things That Happened for the First Time in 2021
Surprising and serious events and trends noted for the first time ever this year.
11/30/2021
Nation’s First Supervised Drug-Injection Sites Open in New York
During the first official day in operation at the two Manhattan facilities, trained staff reversed two overdoses, officials said.
11/30/2021
Stephen Sondheim Wrote My Life’s Soundtrack
The last thing I wanted to sit through, one evening during my senior year in college, was something called “A Little Night Music.”
12/06/2021
Why New York Is Unearthing a Brook It Buried a Century Ago
A plan to “daylight” Tibbetts Brook in the Bronx would be one of the city’s most ambitious green infrastructure improvements.
12/06/2021
Why Humans Aren’t the Worst (Despite, Well, Everything Happening in the World
In 2019, when Rutger Bregman published his book “Humankind: A Hopeful History” and made a case for the decency of human nature, the world had yet to experience a deadly pandemic.
12/06/2021
8 Women and 8 Men: Germany Gets Its First Gender-Equal Cabinet
Angela Merkel is handing over the chancellery to a man. But in a watershed moment for the country, women will run all security and diplomacy-related ministries in the new government.
11/30/2021
Josephine Baker is first Black woman inducted into France’s Pantheon
More than four decades after her death, American-born French singer and dancer Josephine Baker made history on Tuesday as the first Black woman to be inducted into the Parisian Pantheon.
11/29/2021
Could Roads Recharge Electric Cars? The Technology May Be Close.
But challenges await, including technical issues, regulatory barriers and many miles of highway.
11/23/2021