The crisis that changed my life is recurring
Crises aren’t just moments of catastrophe: They expose deep existing inequalities. Those living in poverty, especially women and girls, bear the...
Ian Falconer, creator of Olivia, the energetic piglet, dies at 63
By the time Olivia falls into bed at the end of the book, she has played dress-up — all the garments and accessories she tries out are red — built a...
Energy dominance: Russia grip on EU’s nuclear power
The Czech Republic’s energy company, CEZ, has signed contracts with Pennsylvania-based Westinghouse Electric Co. and the French company Framatome to...
AI Unravelled: The false promise of ChatGPT
The human mind is not, like ChatGPT and its ilk, a lumbering statistical engine for pattern matching. It is a surprisingly efficient and elegant...
Squashing Dissent: Final assault on India’s press freedom
The Centre’s repressive media policies are destroying Kashmiri journalism, intimidating outlets into serving as government mouthpieces and creating a...
Fighting injustice: When a scribe takes aim at walls of caste
Meena Kotwal started a news outlet focused on Dalit, marginalised groups, hoping that telling their stories would improve their lives
Missing animals that could help rescue the ocean’s forest
The kelp forests off the West Coast are dying, and with their decline, an entire ecosystem of marine plants and animals is at risk. A large starfish...
Dirty little secret of credit card rewards
In 2022, the Federal Reserve published data showing that the cost of rewards, as a share of total transaction volume on credit cards, increased 25...
