Many left-wing thinkers are absolutely sure that the sanctions movement against South Africa helped Nelson Mandela to convince the white minority that change was inevitable and, thus, led to the end of apartheid. Indeed, the great man often said that this is what had happened. But, the same leftists think, sanctions against Iran and -- above all -- … [Read more...] about An uncomfortable truth: sanctions create dissatisfaction — look at #Gaza for example #Palestine
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MERS: two surgeons call for checks on Hajj travellers, thoughtful writing on bugs jumping species
Anything in India's Open magazine is guaranteed to be well-written and probably to take an unusual angle of the news. Open has become a new kind of magazine: somewhere between a news weekly and a review of intellectual trends. Two surgeons write in the current edition about how man's pressure on the environment is causing "our recurring … [Read more...] about MERS: two surgeons call for checks on Hajj travellers, thoughtful writing on bugs jumping species
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