What you need to know about Mike Pence
Tonight's vice presidential debate will pit Tim Kaine and Mike Pence against each other for their only formal public debate of the election cycle. It's easy for many people to forget the vice...
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Must reads: Hattar assassination, Donald Trump, the drug war
Good morning! The US election is just five weeks away, and it's been an...interesting...weekend. Let's take a look at the news of note, shall we? And while we're at it, please do share what you're...
Scrounger: Disability hate speech
He seemed, at first glance, to be an ordinary-looking middle-aged man engrossed in the mental gymnastics required to properly compare the prices of different brands of cornflakes by weight. But as I...
Stop using disabled people as object lessons to push exercise
NPR caught flak from the disability community this week as they published an article reporting on a medical study supporting physical activity as a means of delaying or preventing mobility...
The US election and the view from abroad
“America sneezes, and the world braces itself.” This was the sentiment a life-long Hong Kong resident expressed to me the other day over a friendly meal. Despite being taught that talk of...
Clinton versus Trump: Who won the first debate?
Last night marked the first of three presidential debates in the United States, allowing voters to see Secretary Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump go head to head in a series of discussions about...
Must reads: Presidential debate edition
Tonight, it's the debate of the century: Secretary Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump go up live against each other at 9pm Eastern (find out how to watch here), moderated by Lester Holt of NBC. It may...
200+ Prosecutions Under New UK ‘Revenge Porn’ Law
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has released a report into the prosecution of sexual and domestic violence last year in the UK. The Violence Against Women and Girls Crime Report 2015-16 provides...
Queen Sugar is The Healing You Didn’t Know You Needed
Sawubona. Ngikhona. This is a South African greeting from the Zulu tribe, which roughly translated means “I see you” (Sawubona), I am here (Ngikhona). A deeper meaning to this greeting however,...
It’s not just a cartoon: why satire should come of age
To go from “Je suis Charlie” to suing Charlie doesn’t really take much. The Italian town of Amatrice knows it well. After an earthquake that claimed 295 victims, the famously controversial...