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Healing Colombia’s war
“The armed conflict took so much from us”, one young farmer and communications activist tells us, mo...
‘Triple talaq’ abolition is only the start of a larger campaign for gender justice in India
The egregious practice that some Muslim men employ to divorce their wives instantaneously and withou...
In the Caribbean, colonialism and inequality mean hurricanes hit harder
Hurricane Maria, the 15th tropical depression this season, is now battering the Caribbean, just two...
Understanding the amazing complexity of sign language
Most people are familiar with sign language, the system that deaf people use to communicate. What fe...
How kitsch consumed the world
What is the predominant aesthetic of the twenty-first century? According to sociology professors Rut...
India’s wells are running dry, fast
Over the past three years, the monsoon – the rainy season that runs from June through September, dep...
Death toll mounts in Rio de Janeiro as police lose control of the city – and of themselves
On June 30, a baby was shot in his mother’s belly in Rio de Janeiro. After the rifle fire hit 29-yea...