Trumpistan
Trump fully intends to use his political office during a possible second stint as a vehicle for exacting vengeance on just about everyone that he does not care for.
Rafia Zakaria
Loan sharks in apps
The difficulty in distinguishing between dubious loan apps and those of legitimate fintechs has led many to fall prey to blackmail and coercion, notes the writer.
Climate catastrophe looms large
This week, a UN report that revealed how the world’s inability to reach its climate goals means humanity will not be able to adapt.
Afghanistan or ‘Isolation-istan’?
The diplomatic cutting off of Afghanistan extends to its citizens, who are already facing many deprivations under the Taliban rulers.
World Cup and the disturbing plight of migrant workers
The writer says the World Cup has started but thousands of workers are still waiting to be paid for their work on and in those venues.
Pakistan’s rich continue to insulate themselves from economic shocks while the poor are made to suffer
Remittances are wanted in Pakistan, but the workers who produce them are treated with ignominy and disrespect and labelled traitors for having left the country.
End of the Bolsonaro Era: What the world can learn from Brazil
The dangers of electing far-right extremist leaders, only so the next four years tumble into a mad show of how low a nation could go.
The expectation of privacy
Our private lives, once protected, are also now commodifiable. And here is where consent becomes an issue.
The massacre in Bucha
In the aftermath of this massacre in Bucha, many countries, most of them allied with Ukraine, have expressed their shock and grief over what happened there.
The problem with Facebook
The writer says Big Tech is a ruthless world, and for all the pretence that tech entrepreneurs put up of being casual and less interested in profit margins, money still talks.