US presidential election
Some people are so fond of ill-luck that they run half-way to meet it” (wit and opinion of Douglas Jerrold). From 2016 till last week, Donald Trump sprinted with great…
Policing protest
Amidst a national reckoning with anti-Black racism and white supremacy throughout the United States, legacy media outlets have published highly problematic and dangerous articles on recent protests against police brutality.…
The tipping point
In the last years of his life, Dr. Martin Luther King spoke against what he called “the triple evils that are interrelated” – economic inequality, racism, and militarism. If King…
Jailed for drones
Mary Anne Grady Flores is in jail and American citizens everywhere can surely breathe a sigh of relief that we are safe from her criminal behaviour at least for the…
Leadership — intellect or wisdom?
Intelligence matters for leadership. Its presence is seen as a guarantee for good leadership to prevail. The premise of this thought relies on the hair splitting of intelligence into social, practical…
Disorder and chaos
Fifty-five years ago this month, Martin Luther King, Jr published his fourth and final book: ‘Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?’ In it he described the turmoil…
An interview with Dr Zameer — II
Question INT: Dr. Zameer, do you have any competitors? Any enemies? Answer Dr Zee: To be honest almost none. No competition at all. I have a single enemy, who is my…
New hope
On Monday, we celebrated Dr Martin Luther King’s 91st birthday; on Wednesday, Joe Biden will be inaugurated as president, promising change after a dark period of division. Dr King’s relationship…
New hope
On Monday, we celebrated Dr Martin Luther King’s 91st birthday; on Wednesday, Joe Biden will be inaugurated as president, promising change after a dark period of division. Dr King’s relationship…
