Attacking Assad: to do or not to do
US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley (R) and British Ambassador to the UN Karen Pierce (L) veto Russian-drafted resolution on investigation by the OPCW into alleged chemical attack in…
Low-Income Student Enrollment Is On A 20-Year Decline At Public Universities
Over the past 20 years, the cost of education has skyrocketed in the United States. Public universities have taken the largest hit, with the average cost of in-state tuition rising 237%.…
The horror of Syria – the curse on our houses
From 'The Long Season', a documentary from the 'single shot cinema' school of multi-award-winning director Leonard Retel Helmrich given its UK premiere this month at the Human Rights Watch film…
Scientists Help The World’s Top Runners Attempt To Break The Two-Hour Marathon Barrier
“The world is now just 25 seconds away. No human is limited. That’s my message.” – Eliud Kipchoge, elite distance runner from Kenya Who or what limits human potential? A fascinating…
Turkey’s united front against Kurds and democracy
HDP supporters including Selahattin Demirtaş marching to Cizre after thir convoy was stopped by police. September 2015. Wikicommons/Mahmut Bozarslan (VOA). Some rights reserved.At time of writing, it has only been…
Neo-Nazis Slowly Realize This Small Town Totally Punked Them
In preparation for an upcoming neo-Nazi march in the small Bavarian town of Wunsiedel, local residents decided to fight back in a hilariously perfect way: by sponsoring each of…
In pictures: female FARC fighters' daily lives in a demobilisation camp
A FARC demobilisation camp in Colombia. Photo: Kiran Stallone.June 20 is the current deadline for FARC combatants in Colombia to finish handing over their weapons to the United Nations in…
This is why we fight: Interview with Isabel Flota Ayala
Isabel Flota Ayala, indigenous activist from the International Indigenous Women’s Fund (IIWF). Photo: AWID. AWID spoke with Isabel Flota Ayala, an indigenous activist from the International Indigenous Women’s Fund (IIWF).…
Andy Murray Is The Feminist Ally Sports Needs Now
Andy Murray, the British tennis pro currently the third-ranked men’s player in the world, used the BBC’s online op-ed page to pen an editorial about the power of women in…
Nicolás Maduro and Perón’s widow
Hugo Chavez in 2012. Carlos Hernandez/DPA/PA Images. All rights reserved.Juan Domingo Perón was so distrustful that when he ran for president in 1973, he reinforced his candidacy with his wife…
Are Vaporizers Really Helping People Kick Smoking?
A recent study published by the British Medical Journal suggests that people who switch from cigarettes to vaporizers are more likely to kick their tobacco habit than people who quit cold turkey.…
Two and two do make four
President Donald J Trump delivers remarks during a press conference in the East Room at the White House, in Washington, DC on February 16, 2017. Riccardo Savi/SIPA USA/PA Images. All…