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On February 27, 2026, the Keiyo Indigenous Community filed a formal grievance with the United Nations Development Programmeās Social and Environmental Compliance…
“We have nothing to do with that.” An American Medical Association staff member said this to me with a look of disdain…
During the 2018ā2020 Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), attacks on treatment centres, resistance to contact tracing, and widespread distrust…
Americans usually think about confrontation with Iran in terms of sanctions, warships, nuclear sites, and diplomatic ultimatums. But an equally important front…
On Sunday, June 21, Colombian voters went to the polls to vote in the second round of the presidential election. That same…
As an African feminist pushing against how systems of oppression endeavor to constrain and diminish, I am concerned with the functions of…
While El Salvadorās government promotes its countriesā beaches, volcanoes, and safe streets in gentrified neighborhoods, thousands of Salvadoran families are denouncing arbitrary…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has every right to condition European relations with any other country or bloc on respect…
On Tuesday night, all three of the Democratic candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani won their primaries. The victories…
A Federal Reserve study published in April 2026 confirmed what economists had tracked since the tariff escalations of early 2025: core goods prices are…
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