China’s Dog Meat Festival – Cruelty Or Culture?
In some parts of China, dog meat is considered a delicacy at the dinner table and the practice of consuming dog meat has been around since 500BC, or possibly even earlier. However, as more and more Chinese are raising dogs as...
Despite Poor Results, Globe University Focuses On “Selling Education”
In July of 2012, after a two-year investigation, the Senate HELP Committee released a scathing report on the for-profit college industry. The investigation found that many of these schools charge a much higher tuition, have low...
The origins of honour killings: “It hasn’t always been a man’s world”
After escaping a violent relationship, author and activist Amy Logan began a decade long journey into researching the origins and history of honour killing. What she discovered is that it has not always been a man’s world, th...
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP – 3 AUGUST 2012
Africa and Middle East Syria waits for UN General Assembly vote The United Nations (UN) is today voting on a resolution that will condemn efforts by the Security Council to fail in finding a solution to the Syria crisis. The vo...
Can We Bank On The Big Society?
Several years ago, the idea that thousands of UK citizens would be dependent on food banks for their survival would have been almost inconceivable. Hunger is not something that is allowed to happen in Great Britain, right? Howe...
Australia Must Say Yes To Kyoto – Again
Earlier this month, Bangkok played host to the UN climate change negotiations, and Australia was in the hot seat. Almost every day I heard negotiators from all around the word whisper our country’s name in the corridors, and ...
