On February 27 2014 Russian soldiers marched into Crimea, marking the first annexation of territory in continental Europe since World War 2. Now six years later, the region continues to experience a...
Politics
How a Wild West Town Shocked the World in 1920 by Electing an...
On May 11 2020, the small town of Jackson in Wyoming marked the 100th anniversary of its “petticoat rulers”, an all-female government that was elected to run the notoriously lawless town. Jackson...
Brazil’s President Bolsonaro Tests Positive for Coronavirus
As the coronavirus continues it’s inexorable spread around the world, South America is becoming one of the worst affected areas and Brazil has the second-worst coronavirus outbreak in the...
From Probation to Regulation: The Economics of Cannabis...
Governments are now moving from probation to cannabis legalisation, as a way to tackle the increase in consumption and take away benefits from it.
Sub-Saharan Africa has a Huge Drug Problem and it Will Get Worse
When it comes to drugs, the focus has largely been on developing regions as sites of production or transportation, rather than consumption. The reality is, however, far more shocking. Sub-Saharan...
The Rise, and Potential Fall of the Asian Century
With the US/China relationship becoming increasingly fractured China-USA relationship, questions about Asia’s future and the emerging new world order are being asked, casting doubt on the dream of...
The Effect of Polarised Politics on American Diplomacy
Former deputy secretary of state, and author of The Back Channel: A Memoir of American Diplomacy and the Case for its Renewal, William J Burns puts forward a strong argument that the partisan divide...
To Fight Populist Politics, the Left Needs to Embrace Emotional...
Populist politicians are not new to the global stage, they have routinely emerged throughout history. However, thanks to the internet, populists in the 21st century are proving to be difficult to...
Dante Lee Was Denied a Coronavirus Test. It’s a Familiar Story...
Dante Lee is an African American living in San Diego. In early March, he began showing symptoms of COVID-19. As any responsible adult should do, Dante began self-isolating. But three days later, as...
Big Data is Undermining the Foundations of Liberal Democracy
Today the forces shaping our world aren't nation states, but rather corporations. These corporations, run the global economy on the oil of the Information Age - data.
Coronavirus and Starvation. How Lockdowns are Increasing Hunger...
One of the few positives that has come from lockdowns around the world is that many people in the west are experiencing the joys of cooking for the first time. However, while they are doing so...
Coronavirus is Coming to the Developing World and No-one is...
Policy failures meant that the western world failed to test its population, but that’s a luxury the developing world cannot afford. The lack of resources, when added to their huge populations, is a...
Is China’s Belt and Road Initiative COVID-19’s Biggest...
The BRI was meant to solidify the global reliance on China as the world’s supplier. However, because of the pandemic, many private industries have either shut down, or shifted to manufacturing...
Forgotten Women: The Unseen Victims of the Venezuelan Crisis.
Politician corruption, high unemployment and record breaking inflation have created a humanitarian crisis like no other in Venezuela. The nation, once the richest in South America during the 1960’s...
Locked Down Borders Leave Migrants Out In The Cold
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to grip the planet, travel restrictions have become the de-facto method of control. Nearly 80 countries have now locked down their borders to curb the spread of the...
The Three Driving Factors Behind Brexit. The Threat to Our...
Humanosity says…Following on from the revelations about how Brexit is being funded by people scared of the 2020 EU Tax Avoidance Directive and the dark money that has been funding Brexit, this...
The Vote Leave Backers who Made Millions from Brexit Part 1
Humanosity says…The Byline Times has been producing some excellent reporting on who has been funding the Brexit campaign. They have revealed how a small group of already wealthy individuals...
Leaked Documents Show Boris Johnson’s Secret Plan To...
Humanosity says….it’s no surprise to find out that Boris Johnson’s key adviser Dominic Cummings is at the heart of plans to use data from the government’s online services...
America Beyond The Colour Line: Home Place
Humanosity says… This one of the films in a 4 part series for BBC 2 and PBS that I produced. The premise was – on the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination we went...
How One Man’s Words Led To the Deaths of 25 People in Delhi
The Hindu-Muslim divide in India has always loomed large over the nation. Since the election of Narendra Modi, the rightwing BJP leader, that divide has only become more prominent. In February, the...