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2024 September


‘They’re eating pets’ – another example of US politicians smearing Haiti and Haitian immigrants

‘They’re eating pets’ – another example of US politicians smearing Haiti and Haitian immigrants

As all three organizations have since acknowledged, their humanitarian interventions left numerous crises in their wake, including cholera, chronic corruption in rebuilding projects and a market for sexually exploiting young girls.


What James Earl Jones can teach us about activism and art in times of crisis

What James Earl Jones can teach us about activism and art in times of crisis

Dominic Taylor does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.


What makes an Italian? An olympic gold medal and a vandalised mural reopen debate about race and citizenship

What makes an Italian? An olympic gold medal and a vandalised mural reopen debate about race and citizenship

When Paola Egonu, born in Italy to Nigerian parents, won a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic games volleyball tournament, a dormant discussion in Italian politics was reignited.


Meet Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ‘manipulator in chief,’ who was once compared to Ghislaine Maxwell

Meet Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ‘manipulator in chief,’ who was once compared to Ghislaine Maxwell

“High-ranking supervisors” were flagged in the three-count federal indictment charging Combs with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution on Tuesday, a day after the 54-year-old hip-hop mogul was arrested by Homeland Security agents at a New York City hotel.


What James Earl Jones can teach us about the activism of art in times of crisis

What James Earl Jones can teach us about the activism of art in times of crisis

Dominic Taylor does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.


Crazy Town singer Shifty Shellshock promised to get clean in haunting audio before fatal overdose

Crazy Town singer Shifty Shellshock promised to get clean in haunting audio before fatal overdose

Shellshock’s addiction struggles were well documented as he appeared on Seasons 1 and 2 of “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew,” where he admitted to using cocaine and stimulants.


Druggies take over NJ park after costly renovations — but one homeless man is fighting back

Druggies take over NJ park after costly renovations — but one homeless man is fighting back

Roberto Clemente Park — a 12-acre tract perched in one of the Silk City’s roughest neighborhoods — stood out as a withered symbol of urban decay when Rolando Vazquez first arrived five years ago, he told The Post.


Science — not more scare-mongering — is what will keep kids from fentanyl deaths

Science — not more scare-mongering — is what will keep kids from fentanyl deaths

Experts like Dr. Scott Hadland, a pediatrician in charge of adolescent and young adult medicine at Mass General Hospital and Harvard Medical school, says it’s crucial to be honest, compassionate, and open when talking with kids about complicated and hard subjects like drugs.


Why the 1955 murder of Emmett Till still remains shrouded in racism and mystery

Why the 1955 murder of Emmett Till still remains shrouded in racism and mystery

The grocery store in Money, Miss., where Till allegedly whistled at a white woman, Carolyn Bryant Donham, is now owned by Harry Ray Tribble and his siblings, children of one of the deceased jurors from the 1955 murder trial.


Mexican drug kingpin ‘El Mayo’ had his own nephew killed for stealing from him, feds say

Mexican drug kingpin ‘El Mayo’ had his own nephew killed for stealing from him, feds say

Zambada also ordered the murders of at least three people in recent months as retaliation for a November 2023 theft of a large cache of the cartel’s fentanyl pills, methamphetamine and cocaine in Tijuana, the feds said in a court filing, in which they argued for the accused drug lord to be detained pending trial.


Kamala Harris effectively baited Donald Trump during the debate, drawing out his insecure white masculinity

Kamala Harris effectively baited Donald Trump during the debate, drawing out his insecure white masculinity

Communication scholar Patricia Roberts-Miller explains that scapegoating shifts focus away from policy issues and onto members of a marginalized group who can be blamed for society’s ills, fostering a culture in which people are dehumanized and degraded.


Beyond the Harris-Trump debate: How politicians use anti-immigrant rhetoric to mask systemic failures

Beyond the Harris-Trump debate: How politicians use anti-immigrant rhetoric to mask systemic failures

Politicians, from far-right populists to centrist liberals, use anti-immigrant narratives to deflect attention from deeper systematic issues such as affordable housing shortages, economic inequalities and failing public services.