Opinion

By Dhurjati Mukherjee As per latest reports all 50 of the world’s hottest cities are in India as a brutal heatwave tightened its grip, pushing temperatures well above 40 degrees Celsius, sometimes even before noon. What makes the heat unbearable is the ‘real feel’ temperature...

By Bhabani Shankar Nayak Despite the flag-waving white supremacist an ti-immigration policies and propaganda promoted by governing capitalist classes, and their reactionary politics, increasing numbers of people are leaving the capitalist heartlands of the USA and the UK. In the name of reactionary nationalism, capitalism...

By Rajdeep Sardesai Long before the ubiquitous cockroach became part of our political vocabulary, it was part of mine. At journalism lectures, I would often compare journalists to cockroaches. Why? Because if, God forbid, a nuclear explosion destroyed the world tomorrow, the cockroach alone would...

By Dana Humaid Al Marzouqi & Joanna Shields In a recent New York Times essay, Northeastern University psychology professor David DeSteno posed a provocative question: Can religion make AI more moral? Religion, he argued, draws its transformative power not from doctrine or scripture, but from...

In May 2026, Pope Leo XIV delivered one of the most consequential moral reckonings in modern Catholic history: a formal acknowledgement of the Vatican’s historical failures regarding slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. The apology marked a significant moment not only for the Roman Catholic...

Sometimes the most useful lessons arrive through the smallest embarrassments. One such lesson came through an ordinary act: ironing a T-shirt before stepping out. The iron was plugged in, the routine began, and the mind moved confidently through a familiar sequence. The hand glided over...

Being in China during US President Donald Trump’s visit was a fascinating experience. The contrast between the official accounts of Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping was immediately apparent. Trump, true to form, described the summit as “incredible” and claimed that it produced “some...

Melvin Durai Processed food has become extremely popular these days. It’s usually made in factories and packaged well. But you have to watch out for additives. Some are healthier than others. Just ask the Australian man who recently purchased a bag of lettuce from a...

Channing Lee Donald Trump’s recent summit with Xi Jinping has revived a familiar debate: Would the United States defend Taiwan if China invaded? Skeptics point to America’s competing priorities—from the conflict in the Middle East to operations in the Western Hemisphere— as evidence that Taiwan...

Mohammad Reza Farzanegan   The US-Israeli war with Iran has revealed how instability can become a powerful political instrument. Leaders can exploit crises to maintain supporters’ loyalty, even while imposing costs on them, and extract concessions from domestic and foreign adversaries through coercion and manufactured...