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Colonialism
Why 'Indigenous Peoples' Day is Replacing 'Columbus Day'

Why ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day is Replacing ‘Columbus Day’

The Conversation

By Susan C. Faircloth | – Columbus Day celebrations in the United States – meant to honor the legacy of the man credited with “discovering” the New World – are almost as old as the nation itself. The earliest known Columbus Day celebration took place on Oct. 12, 1792, on the 300th anniversary of his […]

Climate Crisis
Who are Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi, Climate Emergency Modelers who won Physics Nobel Prize?

Who are Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi, Climate Emergency Modelers who won Physics Nobel Prize?

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By David Randall | – As a climate scientist myself, I was excited to learn that Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi have been awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physics. I first met Manabe when I was a graduate student in the early 1970s, so I was particularly pleased that the prize recognizes […]

China
China: removing features from country’s biggest mosques the latest move in campaign of Muslim assimilation

China: removing features from country’s biggest mosques the latest move in campaign of Muslim assimilation

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By David R. Stroup | In the normally quiet city of Xining, capital of northwest China’s Qinghai province, everyday interactions between the city’s ethnic groups – Han Chinese, Hui Muslim, Tibetans, Turkic Salars and others – usually pass without conflict or fanfare. But thanks to the municipal government’s controversial demolition of the entrance hall of […]

Africa
Abdulrazak Gurnah: what you need to know about the Nobel Prize winner for Literature

Abdulrazak Gurnah: what you need to know about the Nobel Prize winner for Literature

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By Melanie Otto | – Abdulrazak Gurnah has been awarded the 2021 Nobel prize for literature. The Tanzanian novelist, who is based in the UK, was awarded the prize for his “uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents”. Migration and […]

Climate Crisis
California’s latest offshore oil spill could fuel pressure to end oil production statewide

California’s latest offshore oil spill could fuel pressure to end oil production statewide

The Conversation

By Charles Lester | – An oil spill first reported on Oct. 2, 2021, has released thousands of gallons of crude oil into southern California coastal waters. The source is believed to be a leak in an underwater pipeline connected to an oil drilling platform 17.5 miles offshore. Oil has washed ashore in Huntington Beach […]

Anti-Vaccination
Cherry-Picking the Bible to oppose Vaccines is an old Technique for Evangelical Agendas

Cherry-Picking the Bible to oppose Vaccines is an old Technique for Evangelical Agendas

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By John Fea | – A devout evangelical Christian friend of mine recently texted to explain why he was not getting the COVID-19 vaccine. “Jesus went around healing lepers and touched them without fear of getting leprosy,” he said. This story that St. Luke tells in his gospel (17:11-19) is not the only Bible verse […]

Climate Crisis
Our climate projections for 2500 show an Earth that is alien to humans, if we don't act now

Our climate projections for 2500 show an Earth that is alien to humans, if we don’t act now

The Conversation

By Christopher Lyon, Alex Dunhill, Andrew P. Beckerman, Ariane Burke, Bethany Allen, Chris Smith, Daniel J. Hill, Erin Saupe, James McKay, Julien Riel-Salvatore, Lindsay C. Stringer, Rob Marchant and Tracy Aze | – < ( The Conversation) – There are many reports based on scientific research that talk about the long-term impacts of climate change […]

Free Syrian Army
Joe Biden’s pledge of support reassures Syria’s embattled Kurds

Joe Biden’s pledge of support reassures Syria’s embattled Kurds

The Conversation

By Cengiz Gunes – | The hasty and badly organised US withdrawal from Afghanistan in August prompted fears among Washington’s other allies about the durability of US friendship. Kurdish troops in northeastern Syria, facing multi-pronged opposition from Islamic State fighters as well as the Assad regime and the prospect of Turkish incursion, have felt particularly […]

Climate Crisis
Don’t be diverted from the Climate Emergency by Lifestyle Issues like Meat Eating

Don’t be diverted from the Climate Emergency by Lifestyle Issues like Meat Eating

The Conversation

By Taha Yasseri and Mary Sanford | – Ten years ago, when we ranked the most controversial articles on Wikipedia, George W. Bush was at the top of the list with global warming at number five. The article on global warming has now been re-titled as climate change, but this remains among the most polarising […]

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