November 22, 2023 Why Bill Gates’s Philanthropy Is a Problem If you learn to look past Gates’s PR halo, you will see his greed, hubris, and superiority complex. Tim Schwab Ad Policy Bill Gates speaks during a press conference announcing a a plan to increase awareness of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. (Toshifumi Kitamura /…
Editorial / November 22, 2023 To Stop the Slaughter in Gaza, We Need the Broadest Coalition Possible People with very different visions of what a just peace looks like must work together to stop this war. Ad Policy (AP) This article appears in the December 11/18, 2023 issue, with the headline “Stop the War.” All…
November 22, 2023 Biden’s Supposed “Open-Border Policy” Does Not Exist Just a glance at 2023 border contracts suggests that more walls, detention centers, and expulsion flights are coming. Todd Miller Ad Policy Children observe the movements of the US Border Patrol agents from the Mexican side where the border meets the Pacific Ocean, Tijuana, Mexico,…
Society / November 22, 2023 Muslim Americans Are Facing a Brutal Wave of Islamophobia Violence against Muslim and Arab Americans has exploded since October 7. Some say things are almost worse than they were after 9/11. Shahamat Uddin Ad Policy Muslims gather for Friday prayers in front of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., and take…
November 22, 2023 Poetry for Sinking Places and Sinking People Ange Mlinko’s Venice is a collection of poems about cities, ruin, and humanity’s capacity for self-destruction. Rhian Sasseen Ad Policy Locals and tourists walk on gangplanks through the flooded city center of Venice. (Photo by Alberto Pizzoli / Sygma / Sygma via Getty Images) Venice…
2 hours ago About sharing Players try to run for the line without being caught moving by the swivelling doll By Andre Rhoden-Paul BBC News Mysterious masked guards in pink boiler suits, a singing giant doll and a life-changing sum of money… it can only mean the return of Squid Game. The Netflix hit has…
9 hours ago About sharing Beijing has removed minarets and domes from some mosques, replacing them with Chinese-style elements By Kelly Ng BBC News China is closing, destroying and repurposing mosques, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has alleged in a new report. The crackdown is part of a “systematic effort” to curb the practice of Islam…
45 minutes ago About sharing May left Top Gear in 2015 after his co-host Jeremy Clarkson punched a producer By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Former Top Gear presenter James May has said the show’s format “needs a rethink” following the BBC’s decision to rest the series. Production was paused after host Freddie Flintoff was badly…
43 minutes ago About sharing “Alice” was 11 when she was paired with a paedophile on Omegle By Joe Tidy Cyber correspondent Warning: this story contains disturbing adult themes “I feel personal pride that no more children will be added to Omegle’s body count,” says the woman who successfully forced the infamous chat site to…
The new agreement “in principle” involves a new board being installed, the tech company said.