Workers in Turkey Not so safe Turkey's building and mining boom raises questions about workers' safety THAT building was erected on my brother's blood, Damla Kiyak, a 20-year-old student, declares. Two years ago her 30-year-old brother, Baris, a cons...
America's next defence secretary Fit for purpose Ashton Carter is well-qualified to lead the Pentagon, if he is allowed to More hawkish than Hagel ASHTON CARTER once urged the pre-emptive bombing of North Korea's nuclear facilities. (It was in an art...
Black Friday The long weekend A new, earlier discount frenzy grips Christmas shoppers THE rhythms of Christmas used to be so simple. Buy presents in December, eat and drink too much, return unwanted gifts, then hunt bargains in the January sales. Suc...
HIV/AIDS A spectre returns The fall in HIV infections conceals a worrying rise among gay men A TELEVISION campaign in the 1980s showed a volcano exploding and dark clouds looming over a blackened tombstone chiselled with the word AIDS. Don't die of i...
Should digital monopolies be broken up? European moves against Google are about protecting companies, not consumers ALTHOUGH no company is mentioned by name, it is very clear which American internet giant the European Parliament has in mind in a reso...
Immigration and the economy How migrants help And how Obama's order doesn't IMMIGRATION is the quintessential supply-side policy. It expands the labour force, encourages investment and provides taxpayers to supportAmerica's growing ranks of the grey-...
Multiple births Oh, baby A reduction in multiple-birth pregnancies is a good thing IT HAS long been known that in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) increases the chances of multiple births, as several fertilised eggs are implanted in a woman to improve the c...
FIFA and corruption Hear no evil Football's governing body is struggling to silence its critics AUTOCRATIC Russia and sweltering Qatar won the rights to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups fair and square, after a generally clean and honest bidding pro...
Drugs policy Marijuana milestone Almost half of American states have taken steps to legalise cannabis. The federal government should follow BESIDES choosing lawmakers, on November 4th voters in three American states and the District of Columbia consi...
Protests in Hungary Opposing Orban More anti-government protests, but little change from the prime minister HUNGARIANS are taking to the streets. More than 10,000 gathered outside the parliament in Budapest on November 17th to protest against alleged...
