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.
Author: Molly Bergen
10/25/2021
U.S. will now allow private citizens to sponsor Afghan refugees
Americans wanting to help vulnerable Afghan refugees now have a new way to get involved through a new U.S. private refugee sponsorship program announced Monday.
10/25/2021
Anti-Rent Wars, Then and Now
Amid the 1840s economic crisis, landlords tried to drive out tenants in default. The remarkable movement that rose to challenge evictions can be a model for today’s housing activists.
10/18/2021
Americans Want Racial Diversity More Than Ever Before
From protests inspired by the police murder of George Floyd, to the 1619 project at The New York Times, to battles over curricula inspired by controversial "anti-racism" ideology, the United States seems to be at a moment of reckoning over race relations.
10/22/2021
A Future for People With Disabilities in Outer Space Takes Flight
People with different types of disabilities tested their skills and technologies on a zero-gravity research flight with the goal of proving that they can safely go to space.
10/16/2021
Why camel antibodies could be the key ingredient in a universal snakebite antivenom
Up to 138,000 people around the world die from snakebites every year. Is a cure on the horizon?
10/14/2021
How do you vaccinate a small African nation? Rwanda’s health minister explains
An outlier in Africa’s slow rollout, Rwanda has raced ahead and vaccinated more than 90 per cent of adults in its capital. Minister of Health Dr Daniel Ngamije tells the Evening Standard’s Vaccine for the World project how Rwanda did it.
10/22/2021
Otters are taking over Singapore
Standing on a manhole cover in downtown Singapore, dodging double-decker buses and motorcycles, Marjorie Chong sniffs the air and listens for squeaks. "Do you hear that?" she asks. Chong is searching for otters.
10/22/2021
The fate of the planet will be negotiated in Glasgow, Scotland
Here’s what you need to know about COP26, the high-stakes climate conference that starts on October 31.
10/24/2021
F.D.A. Says Pfizer Vaccine’s Benefits Outweigh Key Risks in Children 5 to 11
The findings could add momentum for F.D.A. authorization of the pediatric dose, perhaps as early as next week, a long-awaited development that would affect 28 million children.
10/21/2021
Barbados elects first president as it prepares to drop Queen as head of state
Barbados has elected its first president with just weeks to go until the Caribbean island becomes a republic and ceases to recognise Queen Elizabeth as its head of state.
10/18/2021
Sustaining Democracy: What We Owe to the Other Side, Conversation with Robert Talisse
This conversation between NICD's Dr. Timothy Shaffer and Dr. Talisse highlights the challenge of what it means to wrestle with what Talisse calls the "democrat's dilemma:" the tension between the moral requirement to recognize the equality of political opponents and the moral directive to pursue and promote political justice.
10/21/2021