The Making of an American Pope
How a kid from the Midwest became the leader of the Catholic Church
Shuttering of USAID Will Lead to Millions of Deaths Around the World: Studies
Multiple studies have estimated millions will die annually as a result of the Trump Administration’s closure of the foreign-aid agency.
من هشت سال گروگان ایران بودم. آیا دوستانم از بمباران اسرائیل جان سالم به در بردند؟
سیامک نمازی مینویسد: حمله هوایی اسرائیل میان بازپُرسان بیرحم و زندانیان سیاسی فرقی نگذاشت
The Iran-Israel War Is Over. But the Arab World Is Grappling With Its Consequences
The region is relieved about de-escalation. But it is also alarmed about an unrestrained Israel.
Covid inquiry hears of 'generational slaughter'
Relatives of care home residents tell the Covid inquiry they will never get over how their loved ones died.
Covid inquiry hears of 'generational slaughter'
Relatives of care home residents tell the Covid inquiry they will never get over how their loved ones died.
State Department Bans Rap Duo Bob Vylan From U.S. After ‘Death to IDF’ Chant at Glastonbury
The State Department revoked the visas of the British punk-rap duo that led a chant of “death to the IDF” at a popular music festival in England.
After Iran, Trump Aims to End War in Gaza
After brokering a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, Trump is pushing for a deal to end the war in Gaza.
Trump Issues Blistering Response After Iran’s Supreme Leader Threatens U.S., as All Sides Claim Victory in Conflict
"A burned out, blown up country with no future, a decimated military, a horrible economy, and death all around them."
Trump Should Have Never Ditched the Iran Nuclear Deal
The JCPOA was working before the U.S. pulled out in 2018, and another accord is still the best way forward.
The World Is Doubling Down on Climate Business—With Or Without the U.S.
The work goes on, but the U.S. is no longer at the center of the climate universe.
Waska: the cost of spiritual healing in the Amazon
The plant medicine hayakwaska (ayahuasca), marketed as a mystical shortcut to healing and enlightenment, is an example of what the Indigenous storyteller Nina Gualinga, sees as commodification and extractivism in the Amazon. Nina is from the Kichwa people of Sarayaku, Ecuador, and she speaks with the memory of her shaman grandfather about the ongoing cultural appropriation, environmental destruction and marginalisation of her people, questioning our very relationship to the Earth and the quest for healing Continue reading...