NATIONAL VIEW: The UN and Xinjiang: No one can say they don’t know
China’s treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang – including mass extrajudicial detentions, family separations and forced labor – is by now well documented, despite the...
WORLD VIEW: Climate chaos in Pakistan: Adapt to survive
The harm and distress caused by floods in Pakistan are difficult – if not impossible – to quantify, as a crisis of vast proportions...
WORLD VIEW: Biden’s green deal: Leadership after Trump’s denialism
When the House of Representatives passed landmark climate legislation last Friday, President Joe Biden chalked up one of the surprise successes of his presidency....
WORLD VIEW: The James Webb telescope: A window on the unknown
The first images from NASA’s James Webb telescope, released recently, offer wondrous glimpses into stars and planets billions of light years away: in what...
WORLD VIEW: The global food crisis: No time to lose
Hunger is stalking the world. Seven years ago, the United Nations vowed to eradicate it by 2030. Yet the number of people affected globally...
WORLD VIEW: Overturning Roe v Wade: Anti-abortionists reign supreme
The decision, when it came on Friday, June 24, was not a surprise. Even before the dramatic leak of Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion...
WORLD VIEW: Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira: Justice for them, safety for others
The killing of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira in the Amazon is devastating for their families and friends. It is also the embodiment of...
WORLD VIEW: The Jan. 6 committee hearing: Truth v alternative facts
Despite its name, the January 6 committee is not merely investigating the storming of the U.S. Capitol in 2021. It is rightly examining the...
WORLD VIEW: Invoking the Emergencies Act is a shocking admission of failure
Many will cheer the Trudeau government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act to deal with border blockades and the occupation of Ottawa. They’re fed...
WORLD VIEW: Sick pay: a system unfit for purpose
Sajid Javid has begun a rather dramatic U-turn. Until recently, the health secretary insisted that care workers and frontline NHS staff had to get...