Disney Does Its Best to Ignore Uighur Repression in China
Reading Time: 4 minutes Disney thanks Chinese authorities and police for allowing it to film in the province where Uighur “reeducation camps” are located.
Russian Leaders and Dissidents Come and Go, but Humor Never Dies
Reading Time: 5 minutes Dating back to Stalin’s reign of terror, jokes known as anekdoty survive — and thrive.
Indian Activists Held for Protesting Citizenship Law
Reading Time: 6 minutes The Indian government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is targeting university student and faculty protesters who oppose anti-Muslim legislation.
Rigged Voting at Home and Abroad — Is This Any Way to Vote?
Reading Time: 5 minutes Excerpt from “Is This Any Way to Vote: Vulnerable Voting Machines and the Mysterious Industry Behind Them” by Celeste Katz-Marston and Gabriella Novello.
The Cost of the Coronavirus for African Animals
Reading Time: 12 minutes A specialist explores the detrimental influence the coronavirus is having on wildlife in Africa and beyond — and what urgently needs to be done to counter it.
RadioWhoWhatWhy: Economic Growth Slows for a Decade. Governments Do Exactly the Wrong Thing
Reading Time: < 1 minute Just how weak is the global economy, how did we get here, and what should governments be doing to rekindle growth? Jeff Schechtman talks to the FT’s economics guy.
Reform or Repression: What’s Behind Russia’s Mysterious College Shutdown?
Reading Time: 5 minutes Russia is already notorious for universities that provide “non-education.” Is an aim to stamp out independent thought behind the country’s motivations to close 40% of universities?