Donald Sutherland, the beloved actor who starred in scores of films from The Dirty Dozen, MASH and Klute to Animal House and Ordinary People to Pride & Prejudice and The Hunger Games franchise and won an Emmy for Citizen X, died Thursday in Miami after a long illness…
In the summer of 2022, China’s Yangtze River Valley (YRV) endured an unprecedented heat wave, severely affecting human society and ecosystems. Traditionally, the extremity of such hot events has been evaluated against a fixed historical baseline (e.g., 1979–2022), suggesting record-breaking magnitudes. However, recent research underscores the significance of the chosen baseline in...
The Supreme Court is stepping into the fight over transgender rights, agreeing to hear appeals from the Biden administration and families seeking to block state bans on gender-affirming care. The justices’ action Monday comes as Republican-led states have res…
THE GOVERNMENT’S removal of a special majority requirement prior to the passage of whistleblower legislation in Parliament is a significant development. It potentially opens the floodgates: governments may seek to pass more laws touching fundamental rights without super-majorities. This is a dramatic reversal of what has hitherto been legislative orthodoxy…
THE EDITOR: Open letter to principals, educators, parents and guardians. I write to you with a profound sense of urgency and concern regarding the recent notification from the Ministry of Education about the TT National Learning Assessment (TTNLA) examination and survey. As members of The First Wave Movement and advocates for civil and human rights…
Eurochild’s Post-European Parliament Elections Analysis The recent European Parliament elections have drawn significant attention from European citizens, reflected in a turnout of 51.8%. The European People’s Party (EPP), led by Ursula von der Leyen, emerged victorious, potentially securing von der Leyen a second term as Commission President…