Miscellaneous

Nobel-winning author Toni Morrison dead at 88

August 06, 2019

Morrison's most famous worked include "Beloved," written in 1987, which tells the story of an enslaved African American woman.

Obituary

Remembering trailblazing South African musician and activist Johnny Clegg

Reuters

July 17, 2019

South African musician and activist Johnny Clegg died Tuesday at age 66. His music was widely known and lauded, as was his activism against the apartheid regime in South Africa, which ended in 1994.

Obituary

Journalist who 'shined light' on Somalia dies in terrorist attack

PRI's The World

July 15, 2019

Somali Canadian journalist Hodan Nalayeh "tried to reconnect a broken Somali community" with a YouTube network that told positive stories of Somalis living all over the world.

Conflict

Modern Slavery Act is having unintended consequences for women's freedom in Sri Lanka

The Conversation

July 15, 2019

Rather than requiring companies to ensure a living wage for their global supply chain workforce, the Modern Slavery Act ends up punishing them.

US politics

Why the Supreme Court asked for an explanation of the 2020 census citizenship question

The Conversation

June 28, 2019

Given the weak justification for the citizenship question, rubber-stamping it without further inquiry could well have been a stain on the Supreme Court's legitimacy.

Generation Putin

Russia’s rap scene: No place for politics

PRI's The World

June 28, 2019

Rap is now mainstream in Russia. The sound is everywhere: in clubs, on the radio and in stores. But despite a culture of speaking out on issues in the West, why do many rappers in Russia avoid talking about the country’s big problems?

Generation Putin

Marco Werman: A Cold War baby visits Putin's Russia

PRI's The World

June 28, 2019

Marco Werman visited Russia for the first time earlier this year. In Moscow, he saw the careful editing of Soviet history and the rise of Western commercialism.

Immigration

What difference does one photo make? A lot, at first. Then not much.

PRI's The World

June 26, 2019

A searing image of a man and his daughter facedown in the Rio Grande is a heartbreaking example of the dangers migrants can face on the journey to the US. The picture echoes one of a Syrian boy from 2015.

Internet

With cryptocurrency launch, Facebook sets its path toward becoming an independent nation

The Conversation

June 19, 2019

Facebook has announced a plan to launch a new cryptocurrency named the Libra. Their plans are backed by major companies such as Visa, PayPal and Uber. With a user base of 2 billion people worldwide, Facebook is positioned to pressure countries and central banks to cooperate with its reinvention of the global financial system.

Obituary

Ousted ex-Egyptian president Morsi dies during trial

Reuters

June 17, 2019

Ousted former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi died on Monday after he fainted in court following a hearing.

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