Syrian intellectuals see common goal in U.S. and Russian policy in their country
Less than two weeks after John Kerry announced that the U.S. was working with the Russian government to establish an (already compromised) ceasefire in Syria, a group of Syrian writers, artists,… Read more »
750 million sign call to action for global literacy
There are around 757 million people in the world who cannot read or write. Roughly that same number of people (as of today: 757,004,950) have signed a petition sponsored by… Read more »
And the most checked out book from the UN Library is…
Try and guess what the most popular book at the UN Library is…Go ahead, we’ll wait. … … … Did you guess a guide to, literally, getting away with murder?… Read more »
Tea Party chair calls for UN fund-raising book by Kermit the Frog to be banned
In today’s edition of banned children’s books, we bring you the case of teacher and Tea Party chairwoman Mary Carney, who wants For Every Child, a Better World, a children’s… Read more »