Trump's impact on the politics of Europe over the past four years is already a chilly warning of the insidious effect of undemocratic tendencies in the White House. … [Read more...] about The world has more riding on Joe Biden than any US president in decades
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Biden’s inauguration speech: What a worried world needs to hear
If the country was less ridden with angst and anger than it is, one might have hoped for something like Franklin D. Roosevelt’s soaring 1933 call that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Like every modern U.S. president since 1961, Biden may have wished to emulate the inspirational eloquence on his political idol John F. Kennedy’s famous “Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.” Sadly, the country’s mood now is exactly the opposite. Americans of all ilks want to ask exactly what the country is doing for — and to — them. … [Read more...] about Biden’s inauguration speech: What a worried world needs to hear
‘The sky’s the limit on where this can go’ — The worlds of Fortnite and football collide
"I can see a world in the future where if you're a sports fan and you jump into Fortnite, your favorite sport is going to be represented in some way, and you're going to be able to represent your favorite team," said Nanzer. … [Read more...] about ‘The sky’s the limit on where this can go’ — The worlds of Fortnite and football collide
Arab World Institute Head Regrets Signing Letter Proposing Decriminalization of Sex with Children
“Today, it is unacceptable and intolerable. Today, we are fighting against these incests […], the attacks on minors… It’s revolting. Before getting carried away: One day there were about 50 of us who wrote bullshit. What am I supposed to do? Immolate myself in front of you? I made a mistake. It was all bullshit, and that’s it,” he added. … [Read more...] about Arab World Institute Head Regrets Signing Letter Proposing Decriminalization of Sex with Children
World ‘Way Off’ Targets of Getting Control of HIV Transmission
"And … that is because of stigma, discrimination against these folks and criminalization — laws against sex work, laws against being gay, punitive approaches to drug use instead of drug treatment. And this has been true for many years, but now It is so starkly clear that with 62% of all new infections worldwide happening [in this] population, we are failing to do the basics that are needed to control HIV." … [Read more...] about World ‘Way Off’ Targets of Getting Control of HIV Transmission
