By Nuru Lama, IFC Global Lead for Waste and Circularity Let’s face it: waste management is not exactly a glamorous topic. In fact, even in the international discourse on climate and development, addressing waste has not been high on the … Continue reading The World has a Waste Problem. Here’s How to Fix It
By Deborah Lipstadt and Michèle Taylor | Opinion The lack of condemnation of these appalling crimes is not only unjust – it is a sign of deeper biases that must be addressed During the Hamas attacks of 7 October, Israeli girls and … Continue reading Israeli women and girls have suffered horrific sexual violence from Hamas. Where is the outrage?
By Jonathan Reynolds In both national and multilateral fora, Bolivia is increasingly showing its reluctance to curb deforestation. President Luis Arce, soon to be entering the penultimate year of his term, has built up a poor environmental record, supporting the unbridled growth of a largely extractive economy, continuing to renege on its commitment to the Rights of Mother Earth Law, and refusing to commit to deforestation targets. While food insecurity and a wavering economy require immediate action, the economic over-reliance on the extraction, or cutting down, of natural resources is pushing Bolivia’s forests towards a potential tipping point. Luis Arce’s presidential term began amidst the turmoil of the … Continue reading Why has deforestation reached record levels in Bolivia? (commentary)
After mass shootings like those in Uvalde and Buffalo, pro-gun officials say they don’t want to politicize tragedy. But the circumstances that allow for the mass murder of children are inherently political. By Jelani Cobb | May 29, 2022 May, a month we traditionally associate with spring, Mother’s Day, and graduations, was defined this year by a far different rite: funerals. In a single ten-day stretch, forty-four people were murdered in mass shootings throughout the country—a carnival of violence that confirmed, among other things, the political cowardice of a large portion of our elected leadership, the thin pretense of our moral credibility, and the sham of public … Continue reading The Atrocity of American Gun Culture
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