After Roe v Wade, they will come for me – and for you
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Category Archives: Opinions
Lumumba’s tooth returned, racist logic of colonisation endures
Restitution and return are only a start. Without apology, the poison remains in the system and continues to fester.
Roe v Wade/Right v wrong: US Supreme Court guilty on abortion
The whole US system of patriarchal capitalism must indeed be aborted.
America’s heroes – right or wrong
This week, the US's mercurial relationship with true and manufactured heroes was on quixotic display.
Fifteen years of Gaza blockade: Open the doors of our prison now
The blockade on Gaza is a stain on human history.
How do we best prevent, prepare for, and respond to pandemics?
The G20 member states have taken steps towards strengthening the global health system. But we have much more work to do.
French election: A ‘breakthrough’ for the far right?
The gains made by Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in Sunday's legislative election should not have surprised anyone.
Fear and loathing: The US travel guide to the world
The US state department wants travelling Americans to be wary of the 'dangerous' world their country helped create.
The EU will regret denying Georgia immediate candidate status
Brussels is failing the Georgian people by trying to punish them for the actions of their government.
Who is watching the watchmen of the United Kingdom?
What does the resignation of Lord Geidt - and the little impact it had - tells us about executive power in Britain?
World Refugee Day: As a former refugee, I want safety for all
Ethnicity and nationality should not become deciding factors in saving lives.
Gaza’s children are suffering: Trudeau’s shame is Canada’s shame
As the devastating blockade on Gaza turns 15, PM Trudeau is still indifferent to the suffering of Palestinian children.
The next (r)evolution: AI v human intelligence
Should we worry about chatbots becoming 'sentient'?
Is Top Gun’s militaristic jingoism still fit for the big screen?
It is high time for Hollywood to end its lucrative partnership with the US military.
India is becoming a Hindu-fascist enterprise
We now appear to be ruled by gangsters fitted out as Hindu godmen, says author Arundhati Roy.
How Florida became Ground Zero for the Ultra-MAGA movement
The Republican dominance in Florida seems to have become a self-reinforcing phenomenon.
UK’s new NI Protocol legislation is a breach of Brexit deal
Such threats of agreement-breaking legislation are not only risky but also discrediting.
To save global health, we need vaccine patent waivers now
But the new vaccine patent waiver proposal pushed by the WTO head and the EU is worse than no deal at all.
To mend relations with Latin America, Biden should focus on COVID
President Biden still has an opportunity to restore trust with his southern neighbours after the Summit of the Americas.
UK’s anti-migrant Hostile Environment policy dehumanises us all
It shows the UK government doesn't consider migrants as deserving of the same human rights protections as others.