When first coming across this essay by historian Fahad Zuberi, the title left me quite curious: Is this about India in specific (given that it is for @indianexpress.com) and the portrayal of "chaotic" traffic sceneries presented in most mainstream, western media? Couldn't be more wrong. /1

Research from the World Resources Institute (WRI) shows that fires now destroy more than twice as much tree cover as they did two decades ago. In 2024 alone, 135,000km² of forest burned – the most extreme wildfire year on record.

This is another brilliant essay, this time on literacy and how important it is for an healthy, critical self-development and even to the benefit of our economies (if that's what gets one to understand the severity of what we face in our post-literate society). By Noah McComarck on @thebaffler.com

This essay is impeccably written and as urgent as ever. "There are no pure cultures — we have always been global" by Dr. Inanna Hamati-Ataya at @aeon.co

Há pouco, numa partilha noutra rede, estabeleci um paralelismo entre quem defende Trump nesta invasão ilegal porque "foi contra um ditador comunista" e quem ataca o seu próximo (vizinho, familiar, etc.) por receber um apoio social para sobreviver. / 1

Belíssimos comentários hoje na RTP Notícias (www.rtp.pt/noticias/) sobre o que se passa na Venezuela a mão dos EUA de Trump.

Through the disasters of this year, our writers delivered fearless analysis and creative resilience—refusing to compromise on fundamental values of justice and humanity in the face of brazen cruelty and democratic decline. Revisit the writing readers turned to the most:

Sobre Migrações, Direitos Humanos, Cultura e Reparações (ou o que lhe quiserem chamar).

Liberdade é complexidade www.publico.pt/2024/07/21/p...