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The label says 100% compostable plastic. But it’s likely ending up in a landfill Plastic Pollution

The label says 100% compostable plastic. But it’s likely ending up in a landfill

You see them in a variety of products on grocery store shelves: bags, cutlery and coffee pods made of what's known as compostable plastic. But watch what Marketplace discovered about what actually happens when you put them in your green bin. As the plastic pollution problem deepens, interest has grown…
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March 7, 2020
‘We are not animals’: Refugees caught between Turkey and Greece have nowhere to turn Unwelcome Refugees

‘We are not animals’: Refugees caught between Turkey and Greece have nowhere to turn

Turkey's invitation to migrants to make their way into Greece has been widely seen as a provocation aimed at the European Union. For refugees who made their way to the border, it was another cruelty.Refugees walk through a makeshift camp near the edge of Edirne, Turkey, about six kilometres from…
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March 7, 2020
Zigzag to the precipice Berlin Wall

Zigzag to the precipice

Irreverence is the champion of liberty, and its only sure defence…— Mark TwainCreativity — satire and theatricality — is a decisive weapon in the non-violent armoury of Safdar Hashmi’s legacy. Actor-theatreperson Sudhanva Deshpande’s recent book Halla Bol: The Death and Life of Safdar Hashmi (LeftWord Books), published in Hindi and…
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March 7, 2020