The Age of Borders: Most Boundaries Barely A Century Old
August 11, 2021
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SHOULD THE WEST STOP GIVING AID TO AFRICA?
August 11, 2021
Is aid just an extension of colonial economics?Or a lifeline for imperfect but necessary support systems? Firoze Manji and Pablo Yanguas go head to head on the thorny topic of development assistance.
Marching Toward a Massacre: The people of Sudan need the world’s help to protect them from their genocidal president.
August 11, 2021
Ecuador drills for oil on edge of pristine rainforest in Yasuni
August 11, 2021
Ecuador is the first country in the world to include the rights of nature in its constitution and until the Yasuni controversy it was considered one of the most environmentally-progressive countries. To reduce criticism, Correa promised that only 1/1000th of the area of the Yasuni park would be exploited and the best available technology would be used to reduce pollution.
Palm Oil Was Supposed to Help Save the Planet. Instead It Unleashed a Catastrophe.
August 11, 2021
The unprecedented palm-oil boom, meanwhile, has enriched and emboldened many of the region’s largest corporations, which have begun using their newfound power and wealth to suppress critics, abuse workers and acquire more land to produce oil.
I’m a survivor of female genital cutting and I’m speaking out – as others must too
August 11, 2021
My aunt cut my genitals when I was seven years old. The culture of silence surrounding this FGM/C means laws alone won’t stop it
China: The Land That Failed to Fail
August 11, 2021
During this time, eight American presidents assumed, or hoped, that China would eventually bend to what were considered the established rules of modernization: Prosperity would fuel popular demands for political freedom and bring China into the fold of democratic nations. Or the Chinese economy would falter under the weight of authoritarian rule and bureaucratic rot.
Human rights for the 21st century: by Margaret Atwood, Reni Eddo-Lodge, Dave Eggers and more
August 11, 2021
Human rights for the 21st century: by Margaret Atwood, Reni Eddo-Lodge, Dave Eggers and more
People, we have a problem. Or rather two problems. The first is a matter of definition: who or what is a human being, entitled to the rights spelled out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? The second is the old mind-body split: what if these two components have different wills?
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/dec/08/universal-declaration-human-rights-turns-70
It Doesn’t Matter if Ecuador Can Afford This Dam. China Still Gets Paid.
August 11, 2021
How McKinsey Has Helped Raise the Stature of Authoritarian Governments
August 11, 2021
But the political backdrop did not appear to bother the McKinsey consultants, who posted pictures on Instagram chronicling their Disney-like adventures. In fact, McKinsey’s involvement with the Chinese government goes much deeper than its odd choice to showcase its presence in the country.
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