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Food insecurity and what you can do
Food insecurity was a complex issue long before COVID-19 became a household name. Among its myriad side effects, the global…
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The Swedish authorities have learned nothing as schools reopen without safeguards for children as Delta cases soar
By Wendy Boyd Isacsson and Keith Begg In Sweden sending your child to school is compulsory and home-schooling is illegal.…
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Taking control by destroying cash: Beware cyber polygon as part of the elite coup
For many people desperate to see a return to a life that is more familiar, it is still easy to…
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The case of two police sentences and the question of state monopoly over violence
By Aswathy Koonampilly One of the most defining features of the modern social contract is the state’s monopoly over violence.…
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The catastrophe at the Amazon rainforests
By Sankalp Singh The Amazon once hailed as the World’s ‘lungs’ is now but a major source of carbon emitter.…
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The Age of Truth and a new dawn of data: Can we trust our politicians?
By Steve Mast Over the past five years, the notion of “truth” has become all too flexible, transparency has become…
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Educational tourism – An unexplored dimension of Pakistan’s foreign policy
By Dr Subhan Ullah After several years of budgetary constraints and recent austerity measures, 16 Pakistani universities have finally joined…
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How societies care for their senior populations
The world’s population of elderly people is likely at an all-time high. The proportion of senior citizens has been on…
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A Marshall Plan to fight coronavirus overseas
By Dr. Todd J. Barry In “Coronavirus and a new U.S.- European Marshall Plan,” Jerry M. Rosenberg make a compelling…
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With “Roots” in the mountains of St Vincent in the Caribbean
Whenever I arrive in a distant place alone my instinct is to dump my bag in the nearest hotel and…
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