SHARKS

9 years ago

National Geographic. The June, July, and August issues of NG each look at a shark species with notorious reputations. Vital…

SOUTH KOREA – Today

9 years ago

Politics has not kept pace with social change Economist May 4th 2017 Last year millions of South Koreans took to…

RELIGION and ALTRUISM

9 years ago

Far from bolstering generosity, a religious upbringing diminishes it Economist Nov 7th 2015 An argument often advanced for the encouragement…

OBAMACARE and After

9 years ago

Even with insurance, American medical care can be ruinous Economist Apr 22nd 2017 Although Donald Trump occasionally pokes it in…

NUNAVUT – Sealing

9 years ago

Slow climb back for Nunavut's seal export industry after exemption from EU import ban Rannva Simonsen of Rannva Design received…

NAMIBIA – Today

9 years ago

GENOCIDE Economist Apr 22nd 2017 Hage Geingob is in a bind. After years of perkiness, Namibia’s economic growth rate shrank…

MONGOLIA – Mining

9 years ago

Economist Dec 19th 2015 A phroase is repeated like a mantra around Ulaanbaatar, the steppe capital: “Mongolia is back in…

LATIN AMERICA – Mining

9 years ago

Big miners have a better record than their critics claim. But it is up to governments to balance the interests…

THE RHINO

9 years ago

LEGALIZING RHINO HORN??  Economist May 4th 2017 A dead rhino, with a bloody stump in place of its horn, means…

INDIA – Water & Pollution

9 years ago

India’s water nightmare - India’s water shortage owes more to bad management than drought Econimist May 14th 2016 At the…