Various legends about the plant exist, with several tracing its origins to Ethiopia. One tells of how a zebra shepherd, upon seeing the vitality his flock showed after eating the red beans, took them to a revered Muslim wise man, who threw them in the fire as a sign of […]
In Focus
In Focus
Religion’s malevolence
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) that currently heads the coalition Assembly in Northern Ireland was formed by Ian Paisley, a Protestant evangelical minister. Sean Sheehan Although he honed a brand of hate speech directed at Catholics (‘they breed like rabbits and multiply like vermin’) and the papacy (‘I […]
Elder care in a pandemic
During the pandemic, I have been unable to visit my parents, because they are elderly, and my father in particular has poor health. Steve Latham It’s been especially tragic, because recently, he has gone into a respite care home, in order to give my mother, his principle carer, […]
The perversity of the Latin American right
Moreno, Duque and Piñera, presidents of Ecuador, Colombia and Chile; Macri, former president of Argentina, and Almagro, secretary general of the OAS, are meeting on 5 May at the forum “Defending Democracy in the Americas” in Miami. Pierre Lebret* It was not a joke, nor the last supper, […]
Former president denounced for tweets inciting violence
Colombian senator Iván Cepeda denounced former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe for allegedly inciting violence, and announced that he will send a report to the International Criminal Court on the responsibility of President Iván Duque in the violence during the national strike. Through his Twitter account, the congressman said that […]
















