Venezuela Under Siege: A Hundred Deaths at Sea – Hundreds of Thousands by Sanctions
By Roger D. Harris Washington is targeting the Venezuelan people in an escalating regime-change offensive, combining open military violence with an economic siege that has quietly claimed far more lives. Most of the world looks on in disbelief at the now-routine murders on the high seas off Venezuela’s coast – serial killings that the newly
Opinion: Rebuilding lives with dignity: What refugees teach us about hope
By Sheila Badwan Every day at Hanan Relief Group (HRG), I am reminded of the profound resilience of the human spirit. The refugees who arrive in our community have endured war, persecution, displacement, and deep loss. Yet they show up ready to rebuild not only their futures, but their sense of home, belonging, and purpose.
AI ‘dreams’ up new realities. How does this impact the way we understand our own dreaming?
By Sara Oscar Surrealists believed in the power of dreams. Inspired by Freud’s theories of the unconscious and dream-work, André Breton saw the irrationality of dreams as an artistic method capable of revealing new, revolutionary ways of being. A century later, what it means to dream stretches beyond the unconscious into the disembodied processes of machine systems.
Stoking nationalism costs Cambodia economic growth
By Scott Rawlinson Economic development has been a cornerstone of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet’s administration since he succeeded his father Hun Sen in 2023. Adhering to his father’s playbook, tenets of democracy like the rule of law have taken a backseat in the drive towards economic growth. But Hun Manet’s strategy of stoking Khmer
No scientific evidence onion juice cures conjunctivitis
By Toheeb Babalola A video of the cure to conjunctivitis recently circulated on TikTok. The video shows a middle-aged woman with the username “Lizzy Remedy Herb” alongside displayed pictures of “Pink and Red Eyes” with the inscription “Onions Clear It.” In a teaching style, the woman held two onions (red and white) and began narrating their traditional
