New Petition Pressures US House Members Not to Seat GOP Insurrectionists in 2023
A pair of progressive advocacy groups launched a petition on Friday to pressure the U.S.…
Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territory, tantamount to ‘settler-colonialism’: UN expert
“For over 55 years, the Israeli military occupation has prevented the realisation of the right…
Dissent by public figures has amplified the protest across the country – and the world
Iran’s Islamic Republic continues to violently suppress ongoing pro-democracy protests, which broke out in September…
Why Wellcome closed its Medicine Man exhibition – and others should follow suit
In November the Wellcome Collection closed their Medicine Man gallery. In a Twitter thread, they…
Injured Polish police chief fired grenade launcher Ukraine gave as gift – report
Poland’s police chief Jaroslaw Szymczyk accidentally fired a grenade launcher in his office that he…
The ICC upholds 25-year jail term for Ongwen
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has upheld its 25-year jail term against former Ugandan rebel…
New UN report warns against ‘dehumanizing’ migrants looking for work
The report, We wanted workers, but human beings came, published just ahead of International Migrants…
Medieval great halls were at the heart of the festive season – here the community kept warm by staying together
The great hall is one of the most enduring images from the middle ages –…
Why your mortgage payments are going up but your savings aren’t – and how better monetary policy could help
The Bank of England, the UK’s central bank, has raised its main interest rate by…
Where now for Egypt’s once-powerful group following leader’s death in exile, repression at home?
Ibrahim Munir, the leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, died on Nov. 4, 2022, in exile…