Humanosity says…. Historically the ideal of Pan Africanism was at the heart of independence movements across Africa. This article examines how the recent deadly bout of xenophobia in South...
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Sand Mafias. How People are Killing Each Other for Control of...
Humanosity says… This is part of our Special Report that looks at how the demand for sand for construction is devastating lives and ecosystems. Sand is one of the most precious commodities on...
Why A Court Ruling Against Gerrymandering Could Mean Trouble for...
Humanosity says…It’s a little bewildering that US politicians can influence the drawing of electoral boundaries. Surely they should not be let anywhere near this as it will inevitably...
U.N. Report Shows Alarming State of the Oceans
Humanosity says..we have looked at the state of the oceans before and sadly there is little hope on the horizon. We are fast turning our oceans in to deserts and the consequences will be huge. Check...
The Crucial Role of Steve Bannon in Radicalising the Far Right
Humanosity says….Over the last two decades we have witnessed the emergence of Islamic extremism. However this has meant that we haven’t paid enough attention to how the far right has been...
A New Scramble for Africa: What’s Behind Moscow’s...
Humanosity says there always seems to be a scramble for Africa. The end of the 19th century saw the great European powers race each other to carve up Africa. The Cold War saw the USSR and the USA...
Billions to be Made as US States Move to Legalize Cannabis
Humanosity says….Marijuana seems to moving from the shadows and is on the verge of becoming a billion dollar industry. Individual states in the US are leading the charge and now that...
The last legal sex workers in Tunisia
Humanosity says…It’s the world’s oldest profession but to find out that there has been a regulated and legal sex trade in an Islamic country is a surprise to us at Humanosity. This...
How a weekend of discussing politics shifted the views of these...
Humanosity says the more time we spend online usually means we spend less time actually talking to each other face to face. Whilst this has all sorts of consequences but it accentuates the echo...
How Right Wing Extremism Went Global Whilst We Looked The Other...
Humanosity says…The far-right terrorist attack in Christchurch, in which 50 people were killed, was the deadliest mass murder in NZ’s history. Yet it was inspired by a right wing extremism that...
Special Report: The Deadly Global War for Sand
Humanosity says…Sand is a key ingredient in all kinds of things. It’s in concrete, in glass, in your cell phone. But there isn’t enough sand in the world for everyone, and we’re starting to run...
The CIA’s Secret Quest For Mind Control: Torture, LSD And...
Humanosity says…Phrases like the CIA paid $240,000 for the world’s entire supply of LSD caught my attention. For those unaware this article delves into a dark chapter of the cold war...
How Climate Change is Strengthening the Hand Of Terrorists.
Humanosity says the effects of climate change on the environment are becoming more and more evident. We recently looked at the case of disappearing birds and have covered many aspects of the impact...
I Was Swallowed By a Hippo. My Encounter With the World’s...
Humanosity says….Considering that hippos are considered to be the most dangerous large animal in Africa surviving such a close encounter is miraculous and worth reading simply on that...
Botswana: Govt Issues Elephant Hunting Licenses, First Since 2014
Humanosity says….Botswana has a problem – too many elephants so they have decided to issue hunting licences. This goes to the heart of the debate over conservation. What does a country do...
China will Change but not by Following Western Ways
Humanosity says…As China celebrates its 70th anniversary of communist rule the demonstrations in Hong Kong give us a glimpse of the iron rule the party has. Academics used to believe that...
Japan is Considering Dumping Radioactive Water Into the Pacific...
Humanosity says….Nuclear energy is being advocated by many as a necessary part of the energy mix required to move away from fossil fuels. Whilst nuclear can replace coal and gas in providing...
The Truth Behind Stolen Beaches and Dredged Islands. The World...
Humanosity says….It’s hard to believe that sand is a precious commodity. Looking at the world’s deserts you’d think we had plenty of the stuff. However that’s the wrong...
Foreign Policy: Can It Ever Be Ethical?
The continual drip feeding of the grisly details of the fate suffered by Jamal Khashoggi have focused the World’s media squarely on the ethics of foreign policy. Countless headlines and discussions...
What Russia’s Intervention in Venezuela Reveals About its...
Humanosity says…It’s as if the Cold War has returned. Russia’s increasingly assertive foreign policy has one goal. Keep the west off balance and provide a bulwark against regime...