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Last week, the incoming Director-General of the ICRC stressed the importance of reducing bureaucracy in humanitarian action . Here, Hugo Slim examines the bureaucratization of humanitarian action as t
The coronavirus pandemic forced almost all U.S. colleges and universities to cancel classes in March and resort to remote learning for the rest of the spring semester. But the lockdowns also brought t
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Does liberalism owe its existence to Christianity? Yes, says Larry Siedentop in Inventing the Individual: The Origins of Western Liberalism : “Liberalism rests on the moral assumptions provided by Chr
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For many years, researchers have treated the individual traits and characteristics of autistic people as an enduring essence of their autism-- in isolation of the social context and without even askin
Thibault Le Texier (19 mars 2020 @17h55) : Merci pour ce texte. On pourrait lui ajouter, pour bien donner à voir le cynisme obscène de ces connards qui nous gouvernent, les quelques faits suivants (li
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The timing of the coronavirus pandemic has been convenient for exactly no one. For some writers’ careers, it’s been devastating. They’ve had their book releases eclipsed, their tours canceled, their s
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As of March 20, more than 8,700 people worldwide had died of COVID-19, the disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Caltech trustee David Ho (BS '74) of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, Columbia University, says that this is just the tip of the…
Humankind is now facing a global crisis. Perhaps the biggest crisis of our generation. The decisions people and governments take in the next few weeks will probably shape the world for years to come. They will shape not just our healthcare systems but also our economy, politics and culture. We must…
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Article The latest threat to global health is the ongoing outbreak of the respiratory disease that was recently given the name Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19). Covid-19 was recognized in December 2019. It was rapidly shown to be caused by a novel coronavirus that is structurally related to the…
God vs. Coronavirus Religion is supposed to be a source of comfort in times of confusion and suffering. And yet everywhere you look, services are being suspended. Mr. Ferraresi is an Italian journalist. The Italian government has canceled services at the Milan Cathedral and all other houses of…
I did it because walking felt like the only way to process my despair after the election. My arrival in Selma, Alabama , on April 4, 2017, was less a choice than a matter of self-preservation. Following years of unarmed shootings, bombings, hate crimes, gentrification, voter suppression tactics, pay…
"I can confirm that one does not walk 2,000 miles across the face of this country as a black woman without building up an incredible sense of self." Jennifer Kahn for BuzzFeed News For many, the Appalachian Trail is a footpath of numbers . There are miles to Maine. The daily chance of precipitation.…
Knowing how to program a computer is good for you, and it’s a shame more people don’t learn to do it. For years now, that’s been a hugely popular stance. It’s led to educational initiatives as effortless sounding as the Hour of Code (offered by Code.org ) and as obviously ambitious as Code Year…
Illustration: Peter Gamlen D r David Pollens is a psychoanalyst who sees his patients in a modest ground-floor office on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, a neighbourhood probably only rivalled by the Upper West Side for the highest concentration of therapists anywhere on the planet. Pollens, who is…
Illustration by Ana Galvañ Where do ideas come from? That’s a big question. Here’s a smaller one: Where do mathematical ideas come from? I’ve wondered about this from the time I first contemplated being a mathematician until long after I officially became one. My earliest memory of anything like a…
Alex Honnold, Liz Cambage, Brooks Koepka and NFL stars such as Myles Garrett and the Eagles offensive line are featured in ESPN's 2019 Body Issue. To see interviews, pictures, videos and more, visit our full 2019 gallery. "DUDE," ALEX HONNOLD tells me, "you should go in the loft." We are standing at…
Editor’s Note: On Tuesday night, Chris Hedges and Sam Harris debated “Religion, Politics and the End of the World.” The following is Hedges’ opening statement, in which he argues that Harris and other critics of faith have mistakenly blamed religion for the ills of the world, when the true danger…
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