Protests Against Strict COVID-Zero Policy Are Sweeping China
byWhile the protests in China are certainly serious challenges to authority, there is no evidence that it is an organised national movement.
Opinion
Why Do People Kill In The Name Of God?
byReligion has retrogressed into a divisive machinery, sowing the seeds of hatred in the minds of the masses.
How The News Media Can Cover Trump’s New Run For President
byDonald Trump, the media circus, is returning for a new season. Can the media cover his antics & falsehoods responsibly? If so, how?
I Visited Nuclear Shelters To See How We Could Prepare For Nuclear War
byI investigated the availability of nuclear fallout shelters in Prague. Here’s what I found.
The Biden-Xi Jinping Summit In Bali
byThe most important gain of the Biden-Xi meeting is the joint decision to resume diplomacy.
Demonetisation: A Blunder Of Epic Proportions?
byDespite the glaring economic failures, the gamble of demonetisation & the botched implementation of GST, Prime Minister Modi is able to preserve his political capital.
Dismantling Reservations & Establishing Communal Quotas
by“This court has for the first time, in the seven decades of the republic, sanctioned an avowedly exclusionary and discriminatory principle.”
8 Billion People: Here’s How Climate Change & Population Growth Threaten Public Health
byHot weather and fossil fuel gases exacerbate allergies, asthma & respiratory problems, as well as cardiovascular disease.
COP27: The World Is Burning More Fossil Fuels Than Ever
byOne year on from the Glasgow Climate Summit, the world is using more fossil fuels. Why is this the case?
Why Do We Elect People Who Hurt Us?
byIn a society riddled with hierarchical power distribution systems, we need to examine why we elect people who hurt us.
Brazil’s President Lula Faces A Damaged Economy & A Deeply Divided Country
byOne of the keys to the future Lula government is whether his coalition can stay together.
On Gurus, Godmen & Conmen
byThe self-appointed Godmen of the twentieth century eschewed asceticism and chose a life of opulence, fanfare & power-politics.
Signatures Of Alien Technology Could Be How Humanity First Finds Extraterrestrial Life
byTwo astronomers who work on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence try to characterise & detect signs of technology originating from beyond Earth.
Four Scenarios For A World In Disorder
byOne hopes the horrors of the 20th century combined with the unimaginable destructiveness of modern weaponry limit potential conflict escalation.
Rishi Sunak Faces A Very Different Economy
bySunak will struggle to blame his predecessors for the new fiscal squeeze the UK faces.