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
03/07/2022
Explaining the Ukraine Invasion
Putin’s pretexts, realists’ rationales, and Russian identity.
02/15/2022
Denver council approves $1.4 million to expand STAR program
Denver City Council has unanimously approved $1.4 million to expand the Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) program, which dispatches licensed mental health professionals instead of police for certain 911 calls.
03/05/2022
Opinion: Putin Picked the Wrong Country to Mess With
For months, Ukraine worried and agonized about a potential invasion. But in just over one week of hellish war, Ukrainians revealed themselves to be some of the bravest people in the world.
02/14/2022
The project to map the world’s fungal networks – and why it matters
Work is set to start on the biggest-ever project to map mysterious fungal networks. Can it shine a light on a ‘global blind spot’?
03/06/2022
Russian news anchor: Millions of Russians feel this is a catastrophe
Russian news director and anchor, Ekaterina Kotrikadze, speaks to CNN's Fareed Zakaria about the state of the country's news media after her station, TV Rain, shut down due to the Russian government's crackdown on local media over unfavorable coverage of the war in Ukraine.
03/07/2022
Delaware is shrinking racial gaps in cancer death. Its secret? Patient navigators
Sussex County, in the heart of southern Delaware's poultry farm country, is home to many people like Michelaine Estimable, a 62-year-old native of Haiti who came to work on the factory lines of a chicken-processing plant.
03/06/2022
Opinion: Ukraine’s refugee crisis exposes a stark media bias
The western media might have you convinced that war only happens in other countries — ones that are not white.
03/06/2022
As Women’s Marches Gain Steam in Pakistan, Conservatives Grow Alarmed
What began in 2018 as a single march for International Women’s Day has become an annual event in multiple cities. Opposition is rising, and threats are, too.
03/04/2022
Could Europe Turn Off Russian Gas?
The Ukraine invasion is forcing the European Union to completely rethink its energy policy. Tamasin Ford asks how easily the continent could wean itself off Russian fossil fuels.
03/03/2022
Another life-saving Covid drug identified
UK experts say they have found another life-saving drug that can help people ill with Covid. The anti-inflammatory baricitinib is normally used to treat rheumatoid arthritis.
03/06/2022
How war became a crime
Putin is violating a surprisingly powerful international law, and other nations are punishing him accordingly.
03/06/2022