Uganda motorbike taxi driver Charles Ssebale fears his vehicle could be repossessed at any moment, having failed to keep up with his loan repayments after the East African nation imposed…
The Senate of Pakistan, the upper house of parliament, has endorsed a resolution asserting that the Supreme Court’s judgment on military courts encroaches upon the legislative prerogatives of parliament. The…
The vast majority of 240-odd universities in the country are failing both of their missions: the idealistic goal of learning for learning’s sake, broadening horizons and personal enlightenment, and also…
Even though ‘Cooperation in a Fragmented World’ was this year’s theme of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, there is little that can be put on paper in…
In most western countries, inequality is rising, and social mobility has stalled. Our citizens are losing purchasing power. They are struggling to find a decent job, to buy a proper…
In Pakistan, at least 33 million people have been forced to leave their homes. They are not fleeing any conflicts, but they have been internally displaced by the effects of…
Politicians in rich countries are trying to ‘move on’ from the pandemic; to manipulate the emotional fatigue of the public and tell them what they want to hear: that this…
Most refugees do not want to leave their homes. In my family’s case, a volcano erupted just 8km (5 miles) away from the only house?they?ever knew. Black smoke rolled above…
On August 15, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that it had apologised to Sacheen Littlefeather, a Native American activist who suffered abuse when she took a…
The two biggest risks are demand-supply manipulation, creating shortages and manipulate prices. Shortages can be countrywide by importing or procuring less or in inner locations. In OECD countries, there is…
