The Germans, the Bolsheviks, and Ukraine Historically, the German occupation forces were those who were the first Great Power to create and recognize any kind of at least a short-lived state’s… ...

Ever since the atomic bombings of Japanese cities in August 1945, the world has been living on borrowed time. The indications, then and since, that the development of nuclear weapons did not bode ...

The United Kingdom can always be relied upon to supply us with the eccentric, the admirably dotty, and the odd extreme bit of adventure in policy. Lately, those mad protectors and censors with ...

Introduction Aadi Perukku, also known as Pathinettam Perukku, is a significant Tamil festival celebrated every year on the 18th day of Aadi—mid-July to mid-August in the Tamil calendar.

Young activists, students, entrepreneurs, and leaders of social movements from all corners of the world from 130 countries flocked to Beijing to lend their voice for world peace. On 29 th July the… ...

The Supreme Court of India delivered a decisive ruling in the high-stakes constitutional battle over the disqualification of 10 MLAs who defected from BRS to Congress in Telangana on 31.7.2025.

What’s in your 2025 starter pack? A H&M tote, an iPhone 16, two pairs of overpriced sneakers, a viral cleanser from that GRWM reel, and a matte lipstick you only use in the office. Oh dear… ...

In 1946, George Orwell wrote Why I Write, a searching, disarmingly honest essay that peels back the layers of a writer’s soul. He didn’t just explain why he, Orwell the man, put pen to paper… ...

The commons refers to shared cultural and natural resources, such as air, water, and land, which are accessible to and protected by all members of a community.

I’ve had two posts in a row about the phenomenon of Life, so it is perhaps fitting to round things out with a post on death. Despite the fact that one cannot enjoy life without the accompaniment ...

Fame and fortune are often corrupting forces, ones that beget power and comfort. To stand with the afflicted requires sacrificing this privilege and few embody that sacrifice more profoundly than ...

I just got back from a quick visit to the KMU Labor Center in the Philippines in late June (2025). KMU, which is the abbreviation for Kilusang Mayo Uno or May First Movement, is one of five labor… ...