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1 day ago

Two men, one idea: A theological dystopia

One may well wonder the Christian right’s eventual goal for America, in the aftermath of the US supreme court decision to overrule Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that declared a constitutional right to abortion. Is it planning on creating a theological dystopia, a prison with respect to reproductive…

Justice Samuel Alito

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Two men, one idea: A theological dystopia
Two men, one idea: A theological dystopia

2 days ago

Colombia’s Petro and the poetry and prose of political change

When a spectator stand at a bullfight in Espinal, a city in Colombia, collapsed, I curiously watched for the first comments of the country’s newly victorious president-elect Gustavo Petro. At least four people had been killed and hundreds injured. The bull had apparently escaped from the plaza hosting the spectacle…

Colombia

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Colombia’s Petro and the poetry and prose of political change
Colombia’s Petro and the poetry and prose of political change

3 days ago

The G7 has returned to being a gentlemen’s club

Today, leaders of some of the world’s biggest economies get together in the Bavarian Alps. This Group of Seven (G7) summit comes after events have moved swiftly apace, notably with Russia invading Ukraine, triggering key economic, geopolitical and humanitarian developments. Borrowing from Bloomberg’s list of the bespoke challenges faced by…

Group Of Seven

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The G7 has returned to being a gentlemen’s club
The G7 has returned to being a gentlemen’s club

4 days ago

Women’s lib and freedom from Le Corbusier’s Modulor scale

Setting women free is about a myriad things — control of one’s body, of course, but also control of the environment. And few people have had more impact on women’s lack of control of their environment than the Swiss-born French architect Le Corbusier. In India, Le Corbusier’s name is often…

Womens Lib

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Women’s lib and freedom from Le Corbusier’s Modulor scale
Women’s lib and freedom from Le Corbusier’s Modulor scale

5 days ago

The Commonwealth prides itself on the post-colonial dividend

Consider the attendees of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali, Rwanda. The list includes most heads of government of the 54 member states, not least Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari, Britain’s Boris Johnson and Canada’s Justin Trudeau. Now consider the no-shows: South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa, India’s Narendra Modi, Pakistan’s…

Commonwealth

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The Commonwealth prides itself on the post-colonial dividend
The Commonwealth prides itself on the post-colonial dividend

6 days ago

Commonwealth signals that it’s not a club of ex-British colonials

The Commonwealth has emerged for its first summit since the pandemic firing on all cylinders. In a manner of speaking. Surely it must be a deliberate decision for the association of 54 countries to hold its summit in Kigali, capital of Rwanda, the newest Commonwealth member. …

Commonwealth

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Commonwealth signals that it’s not a club of ex-British colonials
Commonwealth signals that it’s not a club of ex-British colonials

6 days ago

Our man in Kigali (and Gitega)

There may be many things to say about the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Rwanda but here’s something you probably never thought to hear: it may prove to be a quite remarkable showcase for British diversity. Consider the following paragraph from a BBC report on Prince Charles and…

Britain

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Our man in Kigali (and Gitega)
Our man in Kigali (and Gitega)

Jun 20

Colombia and Latin America’s quickening political pulse

Is the Colombian election result a continuation of something quintessentially Latin American? A quickening pulse perhaps? To pick Gustavo Petro as its president is a bold and decisive move by Latin America’s third most populous nation, the US’s closest ally in the region. After all, Mr Petro is controversial. He’s…

Colombia

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Colombia and Latin America’s quickening political pulse
Colombia and Latin America’s quickening political pulse

Jun 19

A peaceful transfer of power in America? Yes, but…

I don’t know about you but the Colombian election has been a rare bright spot in the news from the Americas. Note that news Colombia has elected its first-ever leftist leader and its first-ever Afro-Colombian vice president came as we learnt the following: ** that the Texas Republican Party had…

Colombia

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A peaceful transfer of power in America? Yes, but…
A peaceful transfer of power in America? Yes, but…

Jun 18

Rome’s republic of soup

Sometimes, of a Sunday, we make Ceci e pasta. Or Pasta e ceci. The order of the words depends, I suppose, on which bit of the dish you want to emphasise — the pasta or the chickpeas. When it’s very soupy, the ceci is the life of the dish, but…

Pasta And Chickpeas

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Rome’s republic of soup
Rome’s republic of soup
Rashmee Roshan Lall

Rashmee Roshan Lall

PhD. Journalism by trade & inclination. Sign up for free email updates on https://www.rashmee.com email me at rashmee@rashmee.com http://muckrack.com/rashmeerl

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