Monday 20 February 2023

Painful Periods

Spain just passed Europe’s first paid ‘menstrual leave’ law.



America

Why is it the most violent country in the Western World?



In Kyoto, Feeling Forever Foreign

Travel writer Pico Iyer remains both fascinated and puzzled by the ancient Japanese city.



This Man Protected Wild Bears Every Day for 13 Years

Until the ultimate sacrifice.



Where Now Grizzly Bear?

After centuries of persecution, brown bears are showing up in some unexpected places.



B.C.’s New War In The Woods

Inside the Pacheedaht Nation’s stand on Fairy Creek logging blockades.




The Wolf Tree and the World Wide Web

Parenting, climate change, and the networks at the heart of the forest.



Crossroads

Searching for Robert Johnson.




‘iPhones Are Made In Hell’

Three months inside China’s iPhone city.




Venezuela

Hyperinflation returns.



American Medical Association’s Racism Course

Is unscientific propaganda.



US Faces New Threat

Incredibly intelligent, highly elusive ‘super pig’ from Canada.



San Francisco Reconsiders Boycott of Conservative States

Adds 10-20% to costs.



The World’s First Fungi-Powered Carbon Removal Project

How does that work?



Conflict in Space

Whither China.



The Cruelty of Assisted Dying

A thoughtful and compelling case against legalized euthanasia.





The ‘15-Minute City’ Utop

Has a problem.