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Feudalism

Notre Dame: We Have Always Belonged to Her

Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair Some have expressed dismay that there is so much grief over the loss of a building and not over the loss of nature, or the biosphere, or of human beings. But why does there need be an either or response? Why do some human be…

bubmagApril 19, 2019

Feudalism

Revolutionary Journalism

Journalist Wilfred Burchett at work at President Ho Chi Minh’s jungle headquarters in Thai Nguyen, March 1954. On 4 April this year, I was invited to attend the celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Hunh Thúc Kháng School of Writin…

bubmagApril 19, 2019

Riots

Journalist shot and killed during riots in Northern Ireland

A journalist from Northern Ireland was shot and killed by what authorities called "terrorists" during rioting in the country ahead of this weekend's religious holidays. Lyra McKee, 29, was fatally shot Thursday night in Derry/Londonderry near Creggan, a larg…

bubmagApril 19, 2019

Unwelcome Refugees

Tripoli suburb hit by mortars as the West divided on Libya truce

A suburb of Tripoli was hit by mortar bombs narrowly missing a clinic, as death toll soared to over 200 in the two weeks of offensive by renegade general Khalifa Haftar's troops on the Libya capital. Shelling could also be heard on Thursday in parts of Tripo…

bubmagApril 19, 2019

Slavery Abolition

A Few Comments on the recent PBS Series: Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

The Civil War which ended in 1865, demolished slavery and emancipated four million human beings. What happened next in the South remains largely unknown to most Americans. In a recent poll of high school graduates, only 20 percent had even heard of Reconstruc…

bubmagApril 19, 2019

Hiroshima

Judi Dench’s spy role in Red Joan different from James Bond

Judi Dench’s role in Red Joan is a far cry from James Bond’s unflappable spy chief, M. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis) Judi Dench is back in the world of espionage but her latest role is a far cry from James Bond’s unflappable spy chief, M. In Red Joan, to be…

bubmagApril 19, 2019

Alibaba

Alibaba head’s remarks spark debate over China working hours

Jack Ma has responded to the criticism by saying work should be a joy and also include time for study, reflection and self-improvement. (File) Remarks by the head of Chinese online business giant Alibaba that young people should work 12-hour days, six days a…

bubmagApril 19, 2019

Electric Scooter

The Truth About the Scooter Economy — An Insider’s Perspective

Bird Zero that are custom designed by the company There is a story arc of the electric scooter market that took the world by storm in 2018, was second-guessed late in the year and has quietly re-emerged as a powerful force of growth where few really apprecia…

bubmagApril 19, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

Uber’s self-driving car unit just raised another $1 billion

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced on Twitter that Uber’s autonomous car unit, known as Uber Advanced Technologies Group, or UberATG, has received a billion-dollar investment from SoftBank’s Vision Fund, Toyota, and Denso, an automative component supplier.U…

bubmagApril 19, 2019

Alibaba

Alibaba head Jack Ma’s remarks spark debate over work-life balance in China; Communist Party daily says move unfair

Beijing: Remarks by the head of Chinese online business giant Alibaba that young people should work 12-hour days, six days a week if they want financial success have prompted a public debate over work-life balance in the country. Jack Ma is one of China's ri…

bubmagApril 19, 2019

Notre Dame: We Have Always Belonged to Her

Revolutionary Journalism

Journalist shot and killed during riots in Northern Ireland

Tripoli suburb hit by mortars as the West divided on Libya truce

A Few Comments on the recent PBS Series: Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

Judi Dench’s spy role in Red Joan different from James Bond

Alibaba head’s remarks spark debate over China working hours

The Truth About the Scooter Economy — An Insider’s Perspective

Uber’s self-driving car unit just raised another $1 billion

Alibaba head Jack Ma’s remarks spark debate over work-life balance in China; Communist Party daily says move unfair

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