Biden’s fossil fuel hypocrisy is betraying the planet
As we suffer through extreme heat, President Biden has been protecting fossil fuel profits instead of people.
Category Archives: Opinions
The end of affirmative action will also hurt white students
The students admitted under the new 'race neutral' regime won't be receiving the 'stellar' education they hoped for.
For Sri Lankan Tamils, the Black July pogroms live on, 40 years later
The ethno-nationalist political underpinnings of Black July still characterise the Sri Lankan state today.
China’s missing minister: Qin Gang’s gone, but Xi Jinping looks weaker too
Qin Gang's mysterious removal and disappearance is unsettling for China's elite politics and Xi's image of 'stability'
Is Netanyahu good for the Palestinians?
Netanyahu’s narcissist fanaticism, and the anarchy and alienation it is producing, may prove useful to the Palestinians
Rising tomato prices: The latest weapon against Muslims in India
Assam state's leader has blamed Bengali-speaking Muslim vegetable vendors for price spikes. It's absurd but dangerous.
Ruto unmasked: Breaking the rules of Kenya’s game of thrones
President Ruto seems unwilling to respect the red lines that keep Kenya functioning amid chronic intra-elite fighting.
Guess who’s holding Trump accountable? Regular American jurors
Benjamin Franklin famously said the US was a republic 'if you can keep it'. Everyday Americans are doing just that.
An Israeli civil war?
The genie is out of the bottle, and the fanatics won't stop until their messianic redemption is complete, come what may.
The international community must stand up to Myanmar’s junta
We must show the same resolve as all those fighting for democracy in Myanmar.
Can Manipur ever trust India again?
The Indian State's inaction in Manipur is its latest betrayal of the country's northeast. Long silences speak volumes.
Cambodia’s sham election might be Hun Sen’s last
Asia's longest serving leader makes his own rules, in golf and politics. Now he's preparing his sons to take over.
The Supreme Court is so corrupt …
it makes corruption legal.
Are you ready for a digital death?
Who gets your WhatsApp messages, passwords and crypto assets when you pass? It's getting more complicated to die.
We need to free our schools of sexual violence
Millions of children are experiencing gender-based violence in their schools. It has to stop - now.
Israel President Herzog’s ‘honest’ speech to the US Congress
Here's what Herzog should admit at the Capitol on Wednesday: apartheid against Palestinians is also corroding Israel.
What future for journalism in the age of AI?
As journalists start being replaced with AI tools, the profession once again finds itself at a turning point.
To beat Trump in 2024, Biden needs to become Angry Joe fast
For far too long, Biden has tried - in public - to appear 'presidential'. That won't work in 2024.
Refugees need more than food and housing
Forcibly displaced people, like Myanmar's Rohingya, also have a need for truth, justice and memorialisation.
Remembering those who stood against the attempted coup in Türkiye
Seven years ago, Turkish people defied tanks, guns and bombs to protect their nation's democratic future.