One woman’s plan to reform a bail system that disadvantages poor defendants
It was over a late-night Chinese meal in New York with her then colleague, now husband, that Robin Steinberg first hit on the idea for a bail fund. Ms. Steinberg and David Feige were both public defenders in the Bronx, a borough of New York, where the…
Pakistan’s election: a victory for women
Pakistan is one of the world’s largest democracies, yet because it also has the second-largest Muslim population, it has long ranked near last in female participation in elections. In Wednesday’s vote for a new National Assembly, however, the country’…
White House Postpones Proposed Visit By Putin, Citing Russia ‘Witch Hunt’
National security adviser John Bolton referred to the special counsel investigation in announcing that Russia’s president won’t visit the United States this year.
US homelessness is on the decline
Homelessness has steadily decreased in the United States over the past decade. Since 2007, the overall number of homeless individuals decreased by 15 percent, while the number of homeless veterans decreased by more than 50 percent. The number of both…
ISIS Suicide Bombings Kill Dozens, Setting Off Intense Fighting In Syria
Four attacks killed dozens of people, local media say, in a day of unusually intense violence for one southern province.
As same-sex couples in France try to adopt, conservative forces push back
Like many couples basking in the euphoria of France’s passing of a law to allow same-sex marriage five years ago, Pierre-Jean Jestin and his husband started immediately on adoption proceedings. One year later, they had adopted two boys from Brazil – a…
Across Africa, new battlefields for free speech take shape on social media
Earlier this month, Zimbabwe’s president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, was out on the campaign trail when his arithmetic skills suddenly failed him. “If you add four calves to the 10 cattle you already have, you will have 40 cattle,” he pledged to a group of r…
In Rwanda, agricultural reforms boost food security and slash poverty
Cedric Habiyaremye’s mission to end hunger in Rwanda started with a pinkie promise. When he was 7 years old, Mr. Habiyaremye fled his home in Rwanda, often traveling through the forest at night and hiding during the day to avoid becoming a victim of a…
Pakistan Election Begins, Amid Allegations Of Intimidation And Rigging
Pakistani voters go to the polls Wednesday. Human rights activists, journalists and candidates say the election campaign has been tainted.
Pakistan’s National Elections Are Marred By Violence
Tens of millions of Pakistanis are casting votes in the country’s national elections. The balloting has been scarred by violence — including a suicide bombing that killed more than two dozen people.
Macron Comments On Video Showing His Bodyguard Beating A Protester
French President Emmanuel Macron is being criticized after one of his bodyguards was filmed beating an anti-government protestor. Critics say the president’s office tried to cover it up.
Recent Comments