Uneaten and Trashed: How New York Wasted 5,000 Migrant Meals in One Day
New York City is paying tens of thousands of dollars a month for meals that are supposed to go to feed migrants but instead are never eaten and are thrown…
In a First, Nations at Climate Summit Agree to Move Away From Fossil Fuels
For the first time since nations began meeting three decades ago to confront climate change, diplomats from nearly 200 countries approved a global pact that explicitly calls for “transitioning away…
Held Hostage in Gaza, a Thai Worker’s Prayers for Freedom Come True
Some things she does not want to remember. Some things she cannot. But one image is seared in Nutthawaree Munkan’s mind from Oct. 7, the day when Hamas and other…
Under Rules of War, ‘Proportionality’ in Gaza Is Not About Evening the Score
The international laws governing war are unfeeling. They give more precedence to military advantage than to civilian harm. They do not consider comparative numbers of dead or wounded. They ask…
Russia Strikes Kyiv, Injuring 45 People
Russia struck an apartment building and a hospital in Kyiv on Wednesday, injuring 45 people, the third significant strike on the capital in the past week. The bombardment came two…
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/12/2023 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Arctic Loon, Finnmark, Norway. “Large expense of open water on the river. Other Behaviors: Counter Singing.” Politics “So many of…
The Best Children’s Books of 2023
“An American Story,” by Kwame Alexander. Illustrated by Dare Coulter. Alexander’s free verse and Coulter’s multitextured imagery, combining sculpture with painting and drawing, channel the story of Black Americans through…
Bought as an N.B.A. Team, the Mavericks Are Being Sold as Much More
The sales of most professional sports teams are fairly predictable. They happen because owners die or cannot figure out how to pass the team on to their families. They run…
How Africans Are Changing French — One Joke, Rap and Book at a Time
French, by most estimates the world’s fifth most spoken language, is changing — perhaps not in the gilded hallways of the institution in Paris that publishes its official dictionary, but…
Opinion | Watch What People Do, Not What They Say About the Economy
Have you heard that there’s a huge wave of organized shoplifting — coordinated theft by groups effectively looting stores — sweeping the United States? You probably have. A couple of…