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Education
Iowa School District Apologizes After Emailing Nazi ‘Quote of the…
A school district in Iowa has issued an apology after sending an email blast containing a quote of the day attributed to Heinrich Himmler, a leader of the Nazi Party…
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Analysis
From Bin Laden to Gaza
The dramatic events of the last six weeks have left the U.S. position in the Middle East a total wreck, with Washington coming across as a dog being wagged by…
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Analysis
Is it time to reconsider the idea of ‘the banality…
It was his sheer normality. She subtitled her 1963 book on the subject, Eichmann in Jerusalem, “a report on the banality of evil”. Matthew Sharpe The Conversation Arendt’s phrase made…
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Analysis
Civil wrongs
Labor probably thought this would be a week where they got some credit for plans to improve press freedoms – even if they did face ongoing criticism over their patchy record on whistleblowers. Rachel Withers The Monthly…
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Analysis
The Two-State, Two-Economy Solution
Yet that condition is impossible to meet amid the archipelago of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, the eco-demographic strangulation of East Jerusalem, and now the destruction of Gaza. Raja…
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Analysis
Time to Talk? Assessing the Plausibility of Negotiations in the…
This week on War & Peace, Olga talks with Samuel Charap, Senior Political Scientist at the RAND Corporation, about the prospect (or lack thereof) of negotiations to end the war in…
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Business
Takeaways on fine water, a growing trend for the privileged…
SAMTSE, Bhutan — Millions of people worldwide don’t have clean water to drink, even though the United Nations deemed water a basic human right more than a decade ago. Martha Irvine,…
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Australasia
Use of immigration detention needs to be dramatically curtailed
It has become a political tool, a convenient proxy for dealing with issues that should be dealt with in other parts of government and a vehicle for delivery of immense…
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Analysis
Disquiet in the world’s middle class
”Middle-class life satisfaction rests on two pillars. Homi Kharas Brookings The first is the idea that hard work and self-initiative will lead to prosperity. The second is that thanks to…
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Business
OpenAI: Microsoft wants changes after Sam Altman debacle
He told CNBC “something has to change” at the firm, but did not specify what that was, or rule out the tech giant getting a seat on the board. Tom…
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Analysis
UAE: Migrant Worker Abuses Linked to Broader Climate Harms
Upholding Migrant Rights Critical to Address Climate Crisis at COP28 Migrant workers form 88 percent of the UAE population and often come from climate-vulnerable countries. UAE-based workers are exposed to…
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Equality
Billionaires are lining up to fund Donald Trump’s anti-democratic agenda
As an ever-greater portion of the nation’s total wealth goes to the top, it’s hardly surprising that ever more of that wealth is corrupting US politics. Robert Reich The Guardian In…