JULY 22. 2025

Highway to hell

The BR-319 threatens the Amazon in the name of ‘progress’ and politics.

Telegraph offers up some food for thought

A columnist at the paper jumped to MasterChef's defence - neglecting to mention his own awkward cancellation

How Palestine’s National Flower Mirrors Its People’s Plight

Palestinians see the Faqqu’a iris as a symbol of resilience, but Israeli occupation threatens its habitat, advocates, and even its name.

Does Nelson want more than a column?

The former Spectator editor's presence in the Times office is setting tongues wagging

Fighting for Accountability and Press Freedom in West Africa

For almost 30 years, the Media Foundation for West Africa has supported watchdog journalism and press freedom in both democratic and authoritarian states across the region.

JULY 21. 2025

How to beat Putin

Europe could save Ukraine and defeat a dictator by shutting down Russia’s shadow fleet and scaling up its own defence production. But will wary voters accept rising tension as the price of peace?

Our Reporter Got Into Gaza. He Witnessed a Famine of Israel’s Making.

The people of Gaza face starvation under the joint U. S. -Israeli food distribution system run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

Now leave the Coldplay couple alone

Astronomer’s CEO and his head of HR have been shamed by the world. Does the punishment fit the crime?

Helen Zille’s transphobia

In echoing the anti-trans panic sweeping the Global North, South African political heavyweight Helen Zille joins a reactionary tradition of racialized sex policing.

A football shirt with a soul

Newport County’s new kit brings back memories of the days when Spanish civil war refugees were welcomed by the Welsh city

What a big scandal says about small Britain

The Afghan leak cover-up is symptomatic of a crumbling, outmoded state where self-preservation trumps honour

Manhattan’s $9 Toll Was a Win for the Climate. Trump Wants to End It.

The resounding success of New York City’s congestion pricing provides a blueprint for advancing social and environmental policies nationwide

How They Did It: Investigating Migrant Abuses on Cargo Truck Smuggling Routes

Tips from four reporters who took part in a seven month-long collaborative investigation into the growing use of cargo trucks to transport migrants and asylum seekers through Mexico.

Don’t wait for the fire

'Once you’ve heard the truth, you are accountable. '

JULY 19. 2025

U. S. Nonprofits Funnel Millions to Israeli Army Volunteers

Lone soldier programs recruit American teens to provide reinforcements to the Israeli military during its ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Pump it up

Make electricity cheaper so households benefit from heat pumps, advisers urge

JULY 18. 2025

The secret history of the Paris bistro

The capital’s culinary identity has been forged by outsiders - from rural charcoal sellers to the migrants who staff its signature restaurants

Matthew d’Ancona’s culture: Inter Alia is a remarkable production

Rosamund Pike delivers a quite astonishing performance as a Crown Court Judge wrestling with the legal system's shoddy handling of sexual assault cases

She was murdered, but couldn’t be silenced

Chechen human rights investigator Natalia Estemirova defied Russia - and was killed. Now her daughter is keeping her fight alive

Keir Starmer: the vindictive captain of a gloomy ship

The PM has a huge majority and is still relatively new to No10 – so why has he just thrown four of his MPs overboard?