"The Nation of Kangaroos" - Peter Singer

The naturalist Henry Beston once wrote that nonhuman animals are "other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendor and travail of the earth.” We should take seriously the idea that taking land from wild animals is like invading another country.

"Asia’s New Entente" - Brahma Chellaney

Just as Germany’s rapid ascent prior to WWI spurred a “triple entente” among France, Russia, and the UK, China’s increasingly aggressive behavior is creating strong impetus for the Asia-Pacific democracies to build a more powerful strategic coalition. This goal should become the centerpiece of these countries' regional policies.

"L'incriminazione del cardinale Pell per pedofilia e le colpe di papa Francesco" - Emiliano Fittipaldi

Da tre anni le vittime e (pochi) giornalisti hanno messo in guardia il pontefice e il Vaticano sul lato oscuro del prelato australiano. Ma Bergoglio l'ha nominato prima suo braccio destro per l'economia, poi membro del gruppo dei nove cardinali più influenti della Chiesa. Nonostante le prove che Pell fosse un insabbiatore seriale

"The Island" - Chapter 3

Christmas Island, off the coast of Australia: here 50 million crabs make their slow and ancient migration from the jungle to the ocean's edge, while thousands of people seeking asylum are indefinitely held in a high security detention facility. Poh Lin, a trauma counsellor living on the island, bears witness to the dramatic stories and decline of those being detained.

"The Island" - Chapter 2

Christmas Island, off the coast of Australia: here 50 million crabs make their slow and ancient migration from the jungle to the ocean's edge, while thousands of people seeking asylum are indefinitely held in a high security detention facility. Poh Lin, a trauma counsellor living on the island, bears witness to the dramatic stories and decline of those being detained.

"The Island" - Chapter 1

Christmas Island, off the coast of Australia: here 50 million crabs make their slow and ancient migration from the jungle to the ocean's edge, while thousands of people seeking asylum are indefinitely held in a high security detention facility. Poh Lin, a trauma counsellor living on the island, bears witness to the dramatic stories and decline of those being detained.

The "Dark side of conservation"

A hard-hitting new report launched by Survival International – the global movement for tribal peoples’ rights – reveals how conservation has led to the eviction of millions of tribal people from “protected areas.”