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Opinion

From Roosevelt to Trump: The Complicated Legacy of Personal Diplomacy

by Tizoc Chavez

2024/11/15

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Climate striker holding up a banner reading 'sorry I can't do my homework, I have to save the planet.'

Opinion

Why Our Climate Striking Children Give Us Hope for the Future

by Mark Maslin

2019/09/12

The next generation will demand better leaders, ones that really care about the people and the planet.

The inventor of the electronic cigarette, Hon Lik, smokes one in Beijing

Opinion

Vague Warning to Stop Vaping E-Cigarettes is Incorrect and Irresponsible

by Michael Siegel

2019/09/12

The vague warning to stop vaping e-cigarettes is an incorrect and irresponsible message that leads to bad public policy with...

More than 2,000 people participated in the pride march in Sarajevo on September 8, 2019

Opinion

Does Sarajevo’s Pride Signal a Changing Mindset to LGBTI+ in the Balkans?

by Goran Miletic

2019/09/10

In the Balkans, which endured so much pain and suffering during the 1990s war, the LGBTI+ community remains one of...

Smoke rises from the site of an attack on Tuesday after a massive explosion the night before near the Green Village in Kabul, Afghanistan

Opinion

What Happens if the US Withdraws its Troops from Afghanistan?

by Hizbullah Khan

2019/09/10

Trusting the Taliban and withdrawing US troops would not only bring another war in Afghanistan but allow Jihadis across the...

Ethnic Uyghurs take part in a protest march asking for the European Union to call upon China to respect human rights in the Chinese Xinjiang region and asking for the closure of "re-education centers."

Opinion

Closing Camps Does not Solve the Problem in Xinjiang – or the World

by Rune Steenberg

2019/09/09

China's atrocities in Xinjiang must be condemned, but not as a singular crime of a demonic other. Rather, they are...

A child in New Delhi carries a placard as he participates in a school climate strike to protest against climate change

Opinion

Climate Strikes and Climate Action in the Age of Trump

by John Wiseman

2019/09/06

The worldwide climate strikes planned for September 20 are a reminder of the speed with which the world can change but...

Cameras and photos of journalists killed across Mexico are placed on the ground during a protest on May 15, 2017, in Mexico City

Opinion

Mexico Must Protect its Journalists if it Wants to Defend its Freedom

by Ana Cristina Ruelas Serna

2019/09/05

Mexico is the most dangerous country without war to practice journalism. The climate of fear is excessive, and the number of...

Yemeni pro-government forces patrol during clashes against Shia rebels in Yemen's western Dhubab district

Opinion

Have Allies Become Rivals in Yemen?

by Abdulaziz Kilani

2019/09/05

The outbreak of hostilities between the Saudi-backed, internationally recognized government and UAE-backed separatists in south Yemen indicates a new episode...

Young people urge politicians to take action on climate change

Opinion

It’s Time for Scientists to Rebel and Demand Climate Action

by Claire Wordley and Charlie Gardner

2019/09/04

Scientists have told people about climate breakdown and ecological collapse, and must now stand with those people worried about what...

People demonstrate in Washington, DC, on June 28, 2018, demanding an end to the separation of migrant children from their parents.

Opinion

Trump’s Plan to Indefinitely Detain Families Seeking Asylum is No Solution

by Lynn Stephen

2019/09/04

Trump’s administration wants to put entire families together in detention until their immigration cases are processed, but imprisoning them for months...

Opinion

There’s a Sociopath in the White House

by Chris Thurman

2019/09/03

If we stop denying that Trump is a misogynist, racist, xenophobe, or narcissist, we might have to face a more frightening...

US President Donald Trump pats Boris Johnson, then foreign secretary, on the back as they participate in a session on reforming the United Nations

Opinion

Has Trumpism Come to the UK’s Downing Street?

by Richard Maher

2019/09/02

UK PM Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament to avoid it thwarting his objectives is potentially dangerous but does not indicate...

Guatemalan Maya leaders take part in a protest against President Jimmy Morales on Jan. 14, 2019

Opinion

Judges and Activists at Risk as UN Anti-Corruption Commission Leaves Guatemala

by Naomi Roht-Arriaza

2019/08/30

Those defending the courts, prosecutors, and activists fighting for the rule of law and an end to impunity and corruption...

Shadows of a men sexually assaulting a women

Opinion

US Needs Predator Database to Effectively Fight Child Sex Trafficking

by Lori Handrahan

2019/09/03

America needs comprehensive perpetrator data on all trafficking arrests and prosecutions so that the nation can understand the scope and...

Honduran migrants walk toward Tecún Umán, a Guatemalan town along the Mexican border, as they leave Guatemala City in October.

Opinion

Hondurans Fleeing Gang Violence Need Safety, Not Jobs

by Karen Jacobsen

2019/08/29

Mexico's plan to create 20,000 jobs in Honduras is unlikely to curb migration toward the US, simply because many of...

Opinion

Johnson’s Move to Suspend UK Parliament is Vile and Undemocratic

by Mikail Javaid

2019/08/28

UK Prime Minister Johnson's attempt to suspend Parliament in the run-up to Brexit is a move which will essentially create...

A laborer stares at a fire that spread to the farm he worked on next to a highway in Nova Santa Helena municipality in northern Mato Grosso state, in the Amazon basin in Brazil

Opinion

What Will it Take for Brazilian Farmers to Decrease Fire Use in the Amazon?

by Rachael Garrett

2019/08/27

Contrary to what Brazil's President Bolsonaro claims, sustainable farming could start Amazonian farmers on the pathway to more permanent economic...

A new U.S. citizen holds an information packet at a naturalization ceremony in Virginia

Opinion

New US Immigrant Regulation Ignores National Needs

by Wayne Cornelius and David FitzGerald

2019/08/27

New US regulation that uses English language skills, age, education, and family income as criteria for deciding eligibility to immigrate...

Police officers point their sidearms at protesters during violent clashes in Tseun Wan, Hong Kong

Opinion

Are Hong Kong’s Protests an Internal Chinese Affair?

by Frank V. Zerunyan

2019/08/26

Government officials in Beijing have called Hong Kong protestors 'terrorists.' Marginalizing or dehumanizing a population by labeling them terrorists and claiming...