Jonathan Watts* – The Guardian An elevated level of climate change would lock in irreversible sea-level rises affecting hundreds of millions of people, Guardian data analysis shows Hundreds of millions of urban dwellers around the world face their cities being inundated by…
By António Guterres* UNITED NATIONS, Nov 1 2017 (IPS) – When we discuss global interconnection in relation to energy, we are at the centre of the two key words that express our global concerns – sustainability and inclusivity. We want to make sure that we move into a situation…
by Pratap Bhanu Mehta – The Indian Express How the Chinese Communist Party has buried the revolutionary spirit of 1917 The 100th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution this month has passed without too much discussion. This is for entirely understandable reasons: The meaning…
Christiana Figueres* Doctors have revealed that millions are already suffering the effects, in the spread of infectious diseases, uneven crop yields and longer allergy seasons When the doctor tells you that your cholesterol is too high, you tend to listen and change your…
By Raghav Gaiha and Vani S. Kulkarni (*) NEW DELHI and PHILADELPHIA, Oct 31 2017 (IPS) – Undernutrition is widespread and a key reason for poor child health in many developing countries.
By Jon Wiener* – The Nation Amy Wilentz explains psychiatrists’ “duty to warn the public.” Amy Wilentz is a long-time contributing editor at The Nation and the former Jerusalem correspondent for The New Yorker. She’s best known for her award-winning books on Haiti, most recently…
Blow – The New York Times With the recent rash of high-profile accusations of sexual harassment and assault — from Harvey Weinstein to George H. Bush to Mark Halperin — I found myself feeling shocked at the pervasiveness of this sort of behavior, and embarrassed that I was…
Larry Elliott* – The Guardian It was a symbolic moment. High in the Swiss Alps, before an audience of the super-rich gathered for their annual shindig in Davos, China’s Xi Jinping delivered a powerful defence of globalisation. Protectionism, he said, was like locking yourself in…
By Farhaan Uddin Ahmed – The Daily Star, Bangladesh The Myanmar military’s latest campaign against the Rohingyas began after the attack on multiple police posts in Rakhine on August 25, 2017. The country’s military leadership, with the support of radical Buddhist elements, is…
Williams* – The Nation It is a tribute to the strange unreality of our time that among the children’s Halloween outfits being sold online, there was this: an Anne Frank costume. “100% polyester,” read the product description. “Easy to put on and take off. Visits to the toilet…
