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Sudan: the Deadliest Humanitarian Crisis
More than one million people have fled el-Fasher since the start of Sudan’s civil war, with the exodus dramatically accelerating as the RSF has increased attacks following its loss of control of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, earlier this year, according to data published by the International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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 Two Years of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
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Taliban Attacks on Pakistan at Border
BBC (War/Human Rights/Politics)
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When the Russians Cut Off Mom's Water Supply
War/Human Rights
A Ukrainian refugee based in London living through the 21st-century war. shares her experience. I cannot mold the uncomfortable reality of war into nonchalant small talk. The truth is—it’s not good. Hundreds of missiles and drones terrorize Ukraine daily, and their numbers are growing. My hometown Mykolaiv has been severely damaged. My family survived three close missile attacks. I’m fearing for the lives of my loved ones every day. They are not safe. No one in Ukraine truly is. But that’s a lot to say to a stranger, isn’t it? Image by Dream Studio
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Who’s a Hypocrite About Free Speech? Yascha Mounk Human Rights |
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In this episode of The Good Fight Club, Yascha Mounk, Renée DiResta, Jacob Mchangama, and Jonathan Rauch discuss threats to free speech under Joe Biden vs Donald Trump, how to protect free speech, and the administration’s new compact for universities. Image by Leonardo |
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Quote of The Week
The nights are getting shorter, while the days go on forever.
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Top Stories from our favourite publications to stimulate your curious mind, |
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Indian hero to ‘Traitor’
Wangchuk, a celebrated innovator, inspired a Bollywood megahit. Arrested in late September, he is now being accused of plotting an Arab Spring-like revolt. On September 26 2025, Wangchuk was arrested and transported to jail in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, charged with “anti-national” activities, conspiring to overthrow the government. Indian paramilitary soldiers shot dead four protesters after they had set the local office of Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on fire, and authorities accused Wangchuk of instigating the violence. Where to now?
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The Cell vs. the Crystal
THE MARGINALIAN (Literature/Philosophy)
A person is a perpetual ongoingness perpetually mistaking itself for a still point. We call this figment personality or identity or self, and yet we are constantly making and remaking ourselves. Composing a life as the pages of time keep turning is the great creative act we are here for. Like evolution, like Leaves of Grass, it is the work of continual revision, not toward greater perfection but toward greater authenticity, which is at bottom the adaptation of the self to the soul and the soul to the world. |
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The End of Industrial Society
Without a clear and correct theory of what makes our civilization function, signs of decay will go unnoticed or rationalized, rather than recognized. Every civilization rests on a core stack of social technology that coordinates and sustains its vital institutions. Social technologies—intentionally designed ways for the people in a society to operate—form the basis of the varied systems of material production and material technology that we see in every society. |
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A True Visionary: Jane Goodall
The Indivisibility of Art and Science The aim of science is to illuminate the mysteries of nature and discover the elemental truths pulsating sublime and indifferent beneath the starry skin of the universe. The aim of art is to give us a language for wresting meaning from the truth and living with the mystery. Creativity in both is a style of noticing, of attending to the world more closely in order to love it more deeply, of seeing everything more and more whole — a word that shares its Latin root with “holy.” |
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Cities and the Balance of Power
SAMO BURJA (Built Environment)
Cities like Washington, St. Petersburg, or Constantinople were built to convert political theory into practice. They were not simply architectural exhibits or geographic hotspots. Their founders knew that the position of these new cities could remake the balance of power. Decentralized politics arise when countries have several prominent cities, each with a distinct elite and culture. Cities rather than states shape the character of federal governments in such countries, as in the U.S. or modern Germany. By contrast, in countries with one main city—for example, Japan (Tokyo), Russia (Moscow), or France (Paris)--national politics is typically centralized.
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Lick boot, or else ...
It didn’t work because the plotters forgot the most basic element of a coup: control the lines of communication. Hitler survived with a few scratches, phoned Berlin, and Remer—realising he’d been drafted into a plot against the Führer—flipped back to loyalty and crushed it. General Fromm shot the conspirators before the day ended. The Reich endured for another year and Millions perished. Coups only succeed when the military leadership is either complicit or at least neutral. No army, no coup. Which brings us to the purpose of this article and the farce in the USA. |
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 The History of Human Rights – Revealing Ancient to Modern
The history of human rights is a complex evolving story. It is shaped by philosophical ideas, religious values, and political movements spanning the ages. In ancient civilisations, like the Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great, human rights principles refer back to documents like the Cyrus Cylinder. |
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ALFIE GOES TO THAILAND - SERIES
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THE KENRIGHT CHRONICLES - SERIES
The Kenright Chronicles is a psychological thriller series. Jack Kenright, a young investment banker gets involved in an international art swindle. which cripples his business and threatens his life and his family. He ends up a recluse, working for the FBI undercover and exposes massive corruption in the gambling world. |
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OVERLOADBy Arthur Hailey
The #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Hotel and Airport "hits with another blockbuster," a terrorist takedown of California's power grid (The Observer).
In the middle of a sweltering July heat wave that has no end in sight, California's Golden State Power and Light is on overload. An emergency brownout is already in effect. Then, GSP&L's newest and largest generator explodes. With four people dead and a widespread loss of power, a fringe group takes responsibility. But for GSP&L vice president Nim Goldman and his family; his adversary, investigative reporter Nancy Molineaux; detective Harry London; and beautiful quadriplegic Karen Sloan, whose every breath depends on electric power, the terror is just beginning . . .
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THE MONEY-CHANGERSBy Arthur Hailey The #1 bestselling author of the blockbuster thrillers Airport and Hotel takes on the world of high finance: "Cliched, lurid and utterly absorbing" (Philip Hensher, The Guardian). Ben Roselli, president of First Mercantile American Bank and grandson of the founder, makes the shocking announcement that he's dying. With no offspring to inherit the company, Roselli knows that executive VPs Roscoe Heyward and Alex Vandervoort are the obvious candidates to succeed him. Heyward, who has been with First Mercantile for two decades, will do whatever it takes to bring in new clients and win the coveted presidency. Vandervoort, a newcomer from the Federal Reserve with a left-wing girlfriend, advocates for a socially responsible plan of growth. And now the discovery of counterfeit cash and credit card fraud threatens the future of the bank itself.
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