US elections explainer
United States

How to make sense of US elections

Who elects the US president? Are there only two candidates? What are the key issues? Here are some important questions about the US elections

Anish R M
October 26, 2020
Assange will not get a fair trial in US, says Pentagon Papers publisher in testimony
World

Assange will not get a fair trial in US, says Pentagon Papers publisher in testimony

In the recent set of testimonies, Assange’s defense team dismantled the prosecution’s argument that Assange caused any harm by publishing classified names

Anish R M
September 16, 2020
Millions of votes threatened in the US as the postal service spirals into a crisis
United States

Millions of votes threatened in the US as the postal service spirals into a crisis

Questions have been raised over the recent operational changes in the USPS brought in by new Trump appointee, that could delay delivery of postal ballots in time for November elections

Anish R M
August 18, 2020
A month after George Floyd’s death, what has changed?
United States

A month after George Floyd’s death, what has changed?

The protests that erupted over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis has changed the way US sees itself

Anish R M
June 25, 2020
Journalist Maria Ressa convicted of libel, blow to press freedom in Philippines
Philippines

Journalist Maria Ressa convicted of libel, blow to press freedom in Philippines

Ressa, along with her colleague Reynaldo Santos Jr., were charged of ‘cyber libel’ under a contentious 2012 law by a multimillionaire businessman

Anish R M
June 15, 2020
We don’t need empty praise: Nurses’ unions demand better protection, rights
Asia Oceania

We don’t need empty praise: Nurses’ unions demand better protection, rights

On International Nurses Day, nurses’ unions call for PPEs, more say in decision-making processes, safe working conditions, and protection from targeted attack and stigmatization

Anish R M
May 12, 2020
Super Tuesday is decisive for Democrats as the future of the party is at stake
United States

Super Tuesday is decisive for Democrats as the future of the party is at stake

A marathon intra-party race for presidential nomination to the coming general election will have the establishment Democrats going head-to-head with the insurgent progressive camp

Anish R M
March 3, 2020
Nearly four months of intense bush fires, Australian PM offers only an apology
Australia

Nearly four months of intense bush fires, Australian PM offers only an apology

There seems to be no end in sight to the devastation from the bush fires raging across large swathes of the country, as emergency services are stretched beyond their capacities

Anish R M
December 26, 2019