Arts, Culture & Media

September 01, 2020

Roberto Lovato's new memoir traces his family's history between El Salvador and the United States, examining intergenerational trauma and political forces that shape his own family's story as well as those of tens of thousands of Salvadorans who have fled violence and warfare.

The Big Fix

California and Australia look to Indigenous land management for fire help

The World

September 01, 2020

As fires rage across the state of California, many are wondering how management could improve to reduce the risk in the future. Traditional fire management is being increasingly embraced in Australia, which could help inspire California.

To quell COVID-19 outbreak, South Korea bans seating at big cafés

The World

September 01, 2020

Cafés in downtown Seoul are nearly empty during lunch hour as businesses typically filled with office workers dropping in for a cup of their favorite brew go takeout-only because of the pandemic.

Top of The World

European students return to class; King Salman sacks Saudi commander; Hotel Rwanda figure arrested abroad

The World

September 01, 2020

With summer break coming to an end, schools across Europe are reopening. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has sacked the commander of his country’s troops in Yemen. And Paul Rusesabagina, who helped hundreds of his countrymen survive the Rwandan genocide, was arrested on terror-related offenses.

Arts, Culture & Media

Poets and novelists have basically been writing about life under COVID-19 for more than a century

The Conversation

August 31, 2020

From 'islands of pain' to the 'peril of exposure,' writers have captured the fear, emptiness and despair that characterize life during the current pandemic, writes a poet and English scholar.

Education

Lego to launch Braille Bricks for children with visual impairments

The World

August 31, 2020

The toys are designed to help children who are blind or visually impaired learn the Braille system of reading and writing, where characters of the alphabet are represented by raised dots.

Music

Travel takes on new meaning in this jazz pianist’s latest album

The World

August 31, 2020

Taiwanese American jazz pianist Eric Pan's new album reflects on metaphysical treks — through the world of the music and within the self.

History

In the removal of a Soviet symbol of oppression, Russians see lessons for the US

The World

August 28, 2020

As debates in the US rage over the removal of Confederate and other monuments that celebrate a racist past, some in Russia have been thinking hard about how people there confront their own history.

Development & Education

Pandemic learning in Mexico requires thinking outside the screen

The World

August 28, 2020

Millions of schoolchildren across Mexico began the academic year this week in front of a TV. But teachers in Oaxaca say televised classes won’t meet fundamental educational needs and many families lack the technology to keep up, deepening Mexico's socioeconomic divide.

Top of The World

Japanese PM resigns; Putin warns Belarus opposition; Indian students protest academic tests

The World

August 28, 2020

Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister, said on Friday that he was resigning due to health concerns, Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned protesters in Belarus, and students in India are expressing grave concern about their government’s decision to proceed with admission tests for engineering and medical schools.

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