On the high-tech path to destruction
By Khaled Diab Rather than humans becoming enslaved by robots, machines have become the new slave or serf class, with
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My fellow Americans, socialism is not an insult
By Rebekah Crawford I may never be able to convince a Trump voter not to vote for Trump, but I
Read moreRobust health systems are society’s first line of defence against pandemics
Belgium has long been written off as a dysfunctional and failing state, yet its response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been surprisingly functional
Read morePost-ISIS Mosul, pt 1: The final death of a city?
Its building turned to dust, its citizens traumatised and impoverished, Mosul may have been ‘liberated’ from ISIS but it has become a graveyard. Can this razed and devastated city ever be free again?
Read moreEconomic recovery means little to Europe’s working poor
Europe is experiencing an economic recovery but many of the jobs being created a keeping people poor rather than lifting them out of poverty.
Read moreOne year on: The curing power of solar energy in Gaza
Gaza’s devastated infrastructure and fuel shortages cause avoidable deaths. A crowd-funded initiative will save lives with solar power in hospitals.
Read moreEgypt’s popuflation problem
Spiralling inflation has refocused attention in Egypt on overpopulation. But is birth control enough without other reforms?
Read moreHay fever and the big sneeze
Hay fever season is coming early this year. It’s time for sufferers to ready for battle – but finding effective relief is no sneezing matter.
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