United States

Wayne Roberts visits a backyard forest that combats climate change while offering an abundance of food.

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Despite a controversial new TV show, Syed Hamad Ali believes literature and cinema could help, rather than hinder, bi-lateral relations.

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It may seem counter-intuitive, but this is just one more reason for voting for Barack, says Mark Engler.

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The Sikh community at the centre of the latest US shooting have much to teach us about togetherness says Mari Marcel Thekaekara.

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Tim Gee ponders the pros and cons of raising monuments to radical heroes.

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Tim Gee witnesses a move from symbolic action to grassroots solidarity work.

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Our US columnist Mark Engler is riled by the shamelessness of the financial élite.

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Obama’s decision to give legal status to 800,000 immigrants in the US is a tremendous advance, says Mark Engler.

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Mark Engler argues the Catholic Church has made a parody of itself by criticizing nuns for ‘focusing too much on poverty and economic injustice.’

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As President Blaise Compaore is granted immunity for previous crimes, Virgil Hawkins looks back at Burkina Faso’s recent turbulent history.

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Or are they a mechanism that allows people to bypass a natural aversion to killing? Syed Hamad Ali investigates.

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