France Welcomes Ukrainians but Migrants from Africa and the Mid-East Sleep on the Streets

Sunday, May 22, 2022

More than 4 million Ukrainians have fled their country since Russian troops invaded on February 24. Human Rights campaigners have praised the French government for the speed with which it set up a reception center with provisions for shelter, food and healthcare. But they wonder why the authorities haven’t extended the same warm welcome to asylum-seekers from across Africa and the Middle East – many of whom sleep on the streets after treacherous months-long journeys.  Read More

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Division on the Right, Implosion on the Left

Sunday, March 20, 2022

As Russian forces poured across Ukrainian borders on Feb. 24, French President Emmanuel Macron warned in a televised address that the incursion marked “a turning point in the history of Europe and of our country” and would have “profound, lasting consequences for our lives.”  Read More

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In the Horn of Africa, a coalition to prevent the next locust invasion

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Locust outbreaks, which are becoming more frequent due to climate change, are occurring in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti. To face this plague, scientists, computer programmers and volunteer “locust hunters” are getting organized in the Horn of Africa.  Read More

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The Hierarchy of Suffering * La Hiérarchie de Souffrances

Some tragedies are prized over others.  From the heroes we put on pedestals to our choice of commemorations, it is clear that some atrocities are engraved in our collective memory while others are all but ignored. In this article for MediaPart I argue (in French), that this hierarchy of suffering is part of a continuing pattern of inequality. Read More  Read More

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CHILD MORTALITY: A strategy that could help arrest its rise

Not far from the beaches and cafés of seaside Cape Town, is the township of Du Noon, where children play in rubbish-strewn streets near pools of stagnant water and lop-sided rows of outdoor toilets. “They play and eat without washing their hands, so it’s not healthy,” says local health care worker, Nontuthuzelo Debesse, who is […]

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Reportage

Division on the Right, Implosion on the Left

As Russian forces poured across Ukrainian borders on Feb. 24, French President Emmanuel Macron warned in a televised address that the incursion marked “a turning point in the history of Europe and of our country” and would have “profound, lasting consequences for our lives.”