Commentary
The Twilight of a Disconnected Presidency
France’s continuing upheaval has at last caught the attention of President Emmanuel Macron. But not in a way that might help anyone. In a desperate scramble for scapegoats, he and the Prime Minister have pinned the blame not on five weeks of government inaction in response to student demands, but on everything from social media to a supposed left-wing master puppeteer. Read More Read More
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CHILD MORTALITY: A strategy that could help arrest its rise
Not far from the beaches and cafés of seaside Cape Town, is the township of Du Noon, where children play in rubbish-strewn streets near pools of stagnant water and lop-sided rows of outdoor toilets. “They play and eat without washing their hands, so it’s not healthy,” says local health care worker, Nontuthuzelo Debesse, who is […]
Reportage
Why more than 250,000 people have joined France’s student protests
France has been thrown into crisis as student-led protests erupted across the nation, calling for better conditions for learning and for the government to address a decade-long staffing shortage.
