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Thu, March 30, 2023 | 17:47

Let's take a trip for the holidays, they said

Let's take a trip for the holidays, they said

For years, I've watched friends and acquaintances take family trips during the holiday season to exciting locations like Disney World, Hawaii, Colorado and Cracker Barrel.

2023-01-09 16:30

Best 2023 resolution? Get a pet

Best 2023 resolution? Get a pet

It was late December of 2020. COVID cabin fever was hitting me hard.

2023-01-08 16:30

Shameful return of earmarks

Shameful return of earmarks

Earmarks are back and they're costing American taxpayers a bundle. In case you've forgotten, earmarks, says FactCheck.org, “are government funds that are allocated by a legislator for a particular pet project, often without proper review.”

2023-01-05 16:35

G-20 and G Minor

G-20 and G Minor

In December, India began its yearlong G20 presidency, taking over from Indonesia amid rising geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty. Surging inflation has raised the specter of a global recession. Supply chains, made more efficient but also more vulnerable by globalization and the digital revolution, are crumbling under the weight of COVID-related disruptions and the ...

2023-01-05 16:30

Putting nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament agenda back on track

Putting nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament agenda back on track

The world has concluded a difficult year that has shaken the global community to its core. Concerns over the use of nuclear weapons and increasing proliferation challenges underscore the need to focus on realistic and practical steps to reduce nuclear risks in 2023 and beyond. Despite the seemingly daunting challenges, the outlook is far from hopeless, and the time to act is ...

2023-01-04 16:40

COVID and the Chinese social contract

COVID and the Chinese social contract

In October, the Communist Party of China convened its 20th National Congress, primarily to confirm President Xi Jinping's hold over the country's leadership. Everything went according to his plan: the CPC's top governing body, the Standing Committee, is now staffed only by his most devoted henchmen. With Xi having secured a third term as general secretary - and thus as presid...

2023-01-04 16:30

US and China after zero-COVID

US and China after zero-COVID

China is currently experiencing a particularly turbulent period in its history. Late last month, weeks after the Communist Party of China's (CPC) 20th Congress reaffirmed President Xi Jinping's leadership, unprecedented protests against Xi's zero-COVID policy erupted in the country's major cities.

2023-01-03 16:30

China must come clean about policing allegation in Seoul

China must come clean about policing allegation in Seoul

China's disrespect for international principles, norms and institutions is once again revealed by a non-government group called Safeguard Defenders. Its recent reports in September and December disclosed Chinese police engaging in so-called “overseas police service centers” in more than 50 countries with more than 120 stations. The report alleged a station is in operation rig...

2023-01-02 16:40

Eating the last cannibal

Eating the last cannibal

Recall the story about the explorer who encounters an aboriginal tribe for the first time. “Are there cannibals among you?” he asks. “No,” they reply, “We ate the last one yesterday.” To constitute a civilized community by eating the last cannibal, the final act must be called something else. It is a kind of original sin that must be erased from memory.

2023-01-02 16:30

Africa's climate crisis is health crisis

Africa's climate crisis is health crisis

The planet is losing its ability to support life as we know it, and nowhere is this clearer than in Africa - the continent that is most vulnerable to climate change despite having contributed the least to atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse-gas emissions. Beyond the increasingly frequent extreme weather, Africans are also facing increased risks to their health.

2023-01-01 16:30

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