Nepal’s revamped truth commissions will need to go beyond ‘ritualism’ to deliver justice to civil war victims
A newly amended law may push the country beyond what has been a drawn-out and sluggish process to account for the country’s ...
Wind phones help the bereaved deal with death, loss and grief − a clinical social worker explains the vital role of the old-fashioned rotary phone
People use the wind phone to “call” and have a one-way conversation with deceased loved ones. Here they can say the things ...
Men are carrying the brunt of the ‘loneliness epidemic’ amid potent societal pressures
There is an epidemic of isolation gripping the United States, health experts say, with the resulting loneliness ...
Gentrification isn’t inevitable − it can hinge on how residents view their neighborhood
A case study of a mainly Latino neighborhood in Houston shows that when residents value a neighborhood as it is, they can ...
Trump and Harris vocabularies signal their different frames of mind
Harris had nine “future” statements, all of which were about what she intends to do. For example, she said, “And when I am ...
Labour is meeting for its first conference in government for over a decade – but will the faithful still be in the mood for a party?
The Labour party is gathering in Liverpool for its first annual conference in government for 15 years. The party faithful ...
The Substance: Demi Moore is ferocious in gloriously gory satire on Hollywood’s female ageism
A Hollywood star whose career goes into free fall as she turns 50 makes a Faustian pact with explosive consequences.
What are the political consequences of austerity? A history lesson for Keir Starmer
There are also political consequences of austerity policies, since the correlation between voting intentions for the ...
A Very Royal Scandal: of all the interviews that rocked the royal family’s brand – Prince Andrew’s might just be the worst
Reputationally bad broadcast interviews with the royals aren’t new – from the king who abdicated to the current king who ...
India is in the midst of an electric vehicle revolution – and Australia should tap in
Indian industrial giant Tata has a roughly two-thirds share of the market for electric passenger vehicles. It produces four ...
Afghan women have been robbed of health care, education and now their voices. But they won’t remain silent
Afghan women are turning to social media, singing in protest against new Taliban laws banning their voices in public. They ...