Opinions
The Case for Reparations. Two hundred fifty years of slavery. Ninety years of Jim Crow. Sixty years of separate but equal. Thirty-five years of racist...
And if thy brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee....
South Sudan has failed to justify its existence: Thus far, South Sudan has failed to distinguish itself in anything but human rights violations, refug...
Earlier in May, the South Sudanese government resumed its negotiations with the rebels. That very week, The Sudan Tribune reported that numerous civilians, who had sought shelter at a United Nations base in Bor, were killed by an unknown mob. Also, trainee soldiers were shot in Mapel, and several ot...
Always hungry? Here’s why
FOR most of the last century, our understanding of the cause of obesity has been based on immutable physical law. Specifically, it’s the first law of thermodynamics, which dictates that energy can neither be created nor destroyed. ...
What is Boko Haram and whence did it arise?
The kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls by Boko Haram has outraged the world; particularly after their captors promised to sell the girls as slaves. They are portrayed as Muslim fundamentalists seeking to impose a harsh Sharia Law over the whole of Nigeria. They have murdered over a thousand Niger...
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Poisons: Scientists condemn a new F.D.A. study claiming BPA, a chemical present in certain plastics, is safe, saying it borders on scientific misconduct....
Guatemala: Suppressing dissent at home and abroad. Human rights defenders in Guatemala are facing the worst environment since the civil war.
It’s a rare occasion when the president of a small Central American country tries to get a U.S. Senate aide fired. But Guatemala’s Otto Pérez Molina is not having the typical term.Pérez Molina presided last year over the sharpest escalation in targeted attacks on human rights defenders since G...
North Korea’s crimes against humanity demand action
THE UNITED Nations Security Council will hold an informal meeting this week about the findings and recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry into human rights abuses in North Korea, one of the most significant and startling investigations into human depravation of recent times....
A roadmap for survival: The latest UN report on addressing climate change reflects a strong Western bias, but it’s the most comprehensive tool w...
That, in a nutshell, is the conclusion of an authoritative new UN report published on April 13th. Emissions have not only continued to increase, but have done so more rapidly in the last 10 years. ...
The truth about the pay gap
Women are the primary or co-breadwinner in 6 out of 10 American families. That makes the economic imperative of addressing the wage gap between women and men important, as is every step President Obama can take in that direction....
Saving South Sudan: A bitter schism between two men threatens millions of people
r, is sinking into a mire of senseless violence and chaos. President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar are wrecking their country in a conflict that has lasted more than 100 days and threatens more severe human suffering in the months ahead....