Young people led political revolutions in the 50s and 60s but now seem to throw their support to those past retirement age. Former President of Ireland and Former UN Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson at COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 9 December...
The legacy of slavery still haunts the descendants of both victims and enslavers. Should reparations be paid or can we simply erase the past? In an illustration, an historical photo of Peter Gordon, a freed Black slave in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is being covered by a...
The world can’t seem to stand up to the United States or Russia. But maybe the idea of an international community is just a dream that never materialized. Flags of the world. Credit: JIAYUE/Getty Images Editor’s note: This week, leaders from the 11...
Even warfare has rules. But how can the world stop the mass slaughter and starvation of a people? Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, 1 September 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) Editor’s note:...
When nations sign a treaty they volunteer to abide by certain terms. But what, if anything, happens if they break those agreements? The seats of the U.S. delegation are vacant during the ceremony marking the entry into force of the Ottawa Convention on the prohibition...
It is difficult to undo almost eight decades of hostility. To understand what’s happening now in Gaza you have to go back to the creation of the Israeli state. The bodies of Palestinians who were killed while attempting to access aid trucks entering northern...
On July 18, the world celebrates the birthday of Nelson Mandela and his legacy of determination that oppression can be overcome. Former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela in London, 23 June 2008 to celebrate his 90th birthday. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)...
Nine justices hold seats on the U.S. Supreme Court. In their hands lie fundamental questions of liberty, equity and who has the right to American citizenship. The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court in 2025. Front row, left to right: Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor,...
Every July 4 the United States celebrates its Declaration of Independence. But behind its “self-evident” truths was a load of hypocrisy. The U.S. Declaration of Independence. (Photo credit: jaflippo/Getty Images) Editor’s note: On 4 July, people in...
Israel strikes crowds at food distribution sites. Russia bombs cities in the Ukraine war. Can we not hold nations to account? A Palestinian man carries the body of his child who was killed in an Israeli military strike on Gaza, at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, 19...