Ta-Nehisi Coates’s lovely little book on big, urgent matters
Africa
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A Feel-Good Movie That Almost Makes You Feel Bad
‘The Greatest Night in Pop’ is uplifting and happy-sad. It was a more innocent time.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Pharma Giants Block Access to Vaccine Doses for Research
Pfizer and Moderna are preventing scientists from using their current vaccines for research. The U.S. should act now to restore competition.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Tanzania and Nigeria Struggle With Water Access, Quality
As the climate crisis intensifies and COVID-19 persists, the two countries still confront problems that privatization efforts never solved.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Will Biden Put Pressure on Sudan?
Sudanese protesters say the U.S. must sanction the coup plotters of Khartoum.
Posted inAmerica and the World
The ‘War on Terror’ Accelerates in Africa
Military-first policy failed Afghanistan. So why is Biden continuing the approach?
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Rise of the Private Police
In South Africa, private security companies have eclipsed the police force, threatening the state’s democratic authority and replicating apartheid-era racial inequality. Is the U.S. next?
Posted inLaw and Justice
Biden Won’t Stop This Deportation Flight
A federal judge halted a deportation moratorium. But advocates and politicians want the president to stop sending asylum seekers back to war-torn countries like Cameroon.
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Morocco and Gambia: The Unlikely Global Climate Leaders
The nations of the world gather in Madrid today for the opening of the U.N.’s 2019 Climate Conference. Smaller countries, particularly those already affected by the climate crisis, have been the ones most insistent on the need for urgent action. A couple of them have also unexpectedly led by example. Of all the countries that […]
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Nigeria After Boko Haram: Rethinking Reeducation and Reintegration
Issues of religion, gender, and mistrust could further complicate efforts to return former fighters to their communities.