What would it really take to plant a trillion trees?
Tree planting is capturing the minds of those who look
for fast climate action. Earlier this month, the Ethiopian Government announced
a new world record: thousands...
Survivors: Romantic love, the writing life and my heroine, Virginia Woolf
Her hair came undone
somehow in the water. And how it spread out. It was a flame. It was something
significant fanning, framing her beautiful, wonderful...
Approaching ICJ against wily India on Kashmir
Kashmir is
a simmering cauldron. `Indian Home Minister Amit Shah proposed in parliament to
scrap Article 370 of the Indian constitution, saying Jammu and Kashmir will...
‘Child Actorvism’ and the Extinction Agenda of Neoliberal Racists
There is no shortage of
social justice causes trumpeted by the West† with a revolving
medley of “child actorvists” at the forefront. The logical observer may...
Defying the Herd: “Personhood,” War and the Triumph of Peace
Art, we may learn from Picasso, is "the
lie that lets us see the truth." In this connection, Swiss artist Alberto
Giacometti's iconic sculpture, Man
Pointing, appears...
The Invisible Water Crisis
The world faces an
invisible crisis of water quality. Its impacts are wider, deeper, and more
uncertain than previously thought and require urgent attention.
While much attention...
Why legal principles on war and environment matter
Oh, the army tried some fancy stuff to bring them to their knees.
Like Agent Orange defoliants, to kill the
brush and trees.
We’d hike all day...
Alone in the dark: The Sylvia Plath Effect and the Northern Areas poet
I was 16 when I first attempted to take my own life. I was seeing a
psychiatrist (he of the Einsteinian-hair, he had studied at...
The Threat to Life from Ocean Microplastics
Authors: Meena Miriam Yust and Arshad Khan
When
Chelsea Rochman at the University of Toronto and colleagues began their study on medakas (small Japanese
rice paddy fish), they did...
Finally diagnosed with Bipolar and understanding God’s purpose for my life
I've outlasted a lot of things. I'm over 35. I am nearing 40 years of
age. I've made mistakes and lived with regret but I...