Month: March 2019

Venezuela, the day after

Opposition activists holding candles protest against the deaths of 43 people in clashes with the police during weeks of demonstrations

Random Act Of Sports: Stranded Passengers Teamed Up To Battle Bus Stuck On A Snowy Hill

Normally, the most frustrating thing about getting stuck as a passenger — whether of an airplane, train, or car —

The Backlash podcast episode 1: women and the far right

Jayda Fransen (right), deputy leader of of far right group Britain First, 2017. Picture: Claire Doherty/SIPA USA/PA Images. All rights

Egypt’s faltering counter-insurgency strategy

Egyptian security forces block the road at the site about 35 km away from where policemen were killed in a

In Kobe Bryant’s Youth League, Everyone Learns ‘Mamba Mentality’

Los Angeles hosted the 2018 NBA All-Star Game at the Staples Center downtown last weekend, but basketball’s future stars were

How Labour can make Britain secure

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon watches as the first piece of steel for the next generation of nuclear submarines is cut

In Afghanistan, Educational Opportunities For Girls Are Finally Improving 

THE GOOD NEWS: A surge in humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan has resulted in a 10% increase in college-age enrollment.  

Italy is haemorrhaging youth and has no idea how to stem the flow, but there's still hope

Matteo Renzi, secretary of the Democratic Party, presenting the programme for the upcoming general elections to be held on March

West Papua's struggle for independence

A demonstration by West Papuans in The Hague, against the Indonesian government. Wikipedia. Public domain. In guidebooks it is referred

The V Foundation Continues The Cancer Fight 25 Years Later

Nearly 25 years ago, legendary college basketball coach and broadcaster Jim “Jimmy V” Valvano delivered his stirring and emotional speech at