Developing countries are at risk from global economic threats, says the World Bank.
Bank forecasts a slowdown in growth as the world copes with Covid, inflation and higher interest rates. The risk ofRead More
Critical Outsider 📰 11-01-2022
Today’s newsletter covers Pak-Afg Border Fencing Issue, Genocidalism in India, Abuse of Technology, Global Warming, Covid Herd Immunity, and theRead More
Past seven years hottest on record – EU satellite data
2021 was the fifth-warmest year, with record-breaking heat in some regions. And the amount of warming gases in our atmosphereRead More
How poetry can make less tangible subjects like climate change more real to readers?
A poem can act as a witness to phenomena like global warming. I discovered Ellen Bass’ poem, Birdsong from My Patio,Read More
The world feels fragile, but we can recover from the blows we’ve suffered.
Science, art – & religion – can all help us build towards a new conception of humanity in the wakeRead More
Six digital trends that will influence life in 2022
While it is hard to make accurate predictions in the unpredictable environment that we have been experiencing, the year aheadRead More
A crisis of faith in South Africa: ‘People have given up on the state’
Struggling even before Covid, communities are taking it upon themselves to try to fill the gaps left by the government.Read More
The ideas and arguments that will define the next 12 months.
At this point in the coronavirus pandemic, each year is starting to feel more similar to the one before thanRead More
Can 2022 be a year of cooperation?
Let us hope that the world can steer clear of the conflicts that the major crises of 2021 seem toRead More