Lead poisoning reveals environmental racism in the US
- 7th May 2020,
A recent study shows that being black is a bigger risk factor for lead poisoning than..
Coping with climate anxiety on a warming planet
- 27th November 2019,
Anxiety and despair over the climate crisis is driving more and more people to psychotherapy. But..
Amitav Ghosh: What the West doesn’t get about the climate crisis
- 6th November 2019,
The new novel by award-winning Indian author Amitav Ghosh, Gun Island, uses climate change as a..
A Chinese corporation has moved into Georgia, planting a sprawling butterfly of concrete and plaster on the..
Tbilisi Panorama is one of the most contentious development projects in Georgia, amid some strong contenders...
Water in the data desert, Bluffdale, UT
- 31st October 2014,
The NSA built one of the biggest ever data centers in the world in Bluffdale, Utah...
Press freedom in Egypt: it’s complicated
- 18th March 2014,
The trial of the Al Jazeera journalists in Egypt has drawn the world’s attention to the..
Syrian refugees on the streets of Beirut
- 10th March 2014,
The streets of Beirut are becoming ever more crowded as Lebanon is flooded with refugees from..
Hezbollah leaves Lebanon in political limbo
- 5th March 2014,
Lebanon: there are few other countries where domestic affairs are so affected by regional calamities. With..
Georgians’ attitude to Joseph Stalin is consistently contradictory. The row over the huge monument in his..