Gloria Steinem, a towering figure in the feminist movement and a cultural icon who worked for decades to win more rights, protections and opportunities for women, died Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 92. Steinem also earned her fair share of criticism over the decades, most notably for her defense of BillContinue Reading
This story was originally published by U.S. Right to Know, a nonprofit newsroom and public health research group. Twenty years ago, the Gates and Rockefeller foundations launched the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), promising agricultural transformation from improved seeds, synthetic fertilizers, mechanization and commercial markets. These interventions, they said,Continue Reading
There is a particular kind of political amnesia that can overtake movements in difficult times. We remember the victories but forget the arguments that preceded them. We remember the marches but forget the years of patient organizing that made them possible. We remember solidarity as a feeling rather than aContinue Reading
Mexican authorities seized nearly 17 tonnes of methamphetamine from three clandestine laboratories in Sinaloa, NewsFeed Mexican authorities seized nearly 17 tonnes of methamphetamine from three clandestine laboratories in Sinaloa and dismantled the 5,700-square-metre facility where the drugs were produced. Officials estimated the operation caused criminal groups an economic loss ofContinue Reading
Lori Chavez-DeRemer reportedly used staff for personal tasks, drank at work and violated ethics regulations., A federal watchdog in the United States has published a report detailing allegations of misconduct involving former US Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who resigned in April. On Thursday night, the Department of Labor’s Office ofContinue Reading
Republicans asked the high court to allow party committees to receive the same ad discounts that candidates themselves benefit from., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Reporting live from Kyiv, Cipher Brief expert and former senior CIA officer Ralph Goff walks CEO and Publisher Suzanne Kelly through a drone strike that hit the SBU headquarters in the heart of the city today. Ukraine’s SBU — the Security Service of Ukraine (Sluzhba bezpeky Ukrainy) — is bestContinue Reading
The most important lesson emerging from the Iran conflict may not actually be about Iran. It is about the changing economics of warfare and what happens when autonomy, artificial intelligence, commercial technology and inexpensive mass begin eroding advantages once reserved almost exclusively for major powers. In many ways, modern warfareContinue Reading
New research suggests that human activity is making El Niño even more extreme and globally disruptive., Read MoreContinue Reading
India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau said the aircraft detected a triple-hydraulic failure, with the autopilot disengaging and a stall warning triggered for two seconds., Read MoreContinue Reading
Germany, Austria, Greece, Denmark and the Netherlands did not outline where the centres would be located., Germany, Austria, Greece, Denmark and the Netherlands did not outline where the centres would be located. Five European nations have agreed on concrete steps towards a deal with an unspecified non-European Union country toContinue Reading
The country’s highest court is considering investigations into two judges who have accused each other of wrongdoing., Brazil’s Supreme Court has found itself at the centre of a corruption scandal roiling the country, with the body considering investigations into two justices who have accused each other of wrongdoing. The disputeContinue Reading
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a decision to introduce two levels of air alerts, with yellow for drone attacks and red for a heightened threat of missile or combined strikes, Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi said on 3 September. Under the yellow level, designated businesses can operate if theyContinue Reading