Ukrainian mum learning to fight as fears of imminent Russian invasion ramp up

Ailsa takes part in combat skills training

Mum Ailsa, 38, always enjoyed sport shooting and joined a local territorial defense unit more than a year ago to acquire combat skills – but is now worried she might have to use them in a real war Ailsa takes part in combat skills training ( Image: REUTERS) A mum is learning to fight as … Read more

Did ABC miss a learning opportunity by suspending Whoopi?

Did ABC miss a learning opportunity by suspending Whoopi?

ABC’s decision to suspend Whoopi Goldberg from “The View” for two weeks over her comments about the Holocaust has opened the network to criticism that his response derailed a teaching moment for the nation on a sensitive topic that is often misunderstood and rarely discussed in the news. air is discussed. Goldberg sparked a media … Read more

Learning From Decades of Public Health Failure

Learning From Decades of Public Health Failure

George Aumoithe. (Photo by Oriana Koren) One glaring revelation of the Covid-19 crisis is how ill-prepared the United States turned out to be for an unexpected national medical emergency. There are deep historical reasons for why our welfare state proved incapable of dealing with the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic—reasons that predate the Trump administration’s … Read more