Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Exposes a Nation at War With Itself
Donald Trump’s immigration policy has become one of the defining flashpoints of his presidency, praised by supporters as a long-overdue restoration of border control and condemned by critics as a harsh, divisive campaign that is tearing at the fabric of American life. At the centre of the argument is a Continue Reading
Susan Calman – From Lawyer to Comedy Icon and World Explorer Guide
Before the panel shows, before the campervan and before she became one of Britain’s most recognisable voices of gentle mischief and observational delight, Calman was a international corporate lawyer operating in the austere world of the United Nations. I’m an adrenaline junkie for books and I’m not ashamed of it… Continue Reading
Civil Rights Giant Jesse Jackson Dies at 84
CHICAGO — February 17, 2026 — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a leading figure in the American civil rights movement whose impact spanned continents and generations, has died at 84. Jackson passed away today in Chicago, surrounded by family, after a lifetime dedicated to fighting racial inequality and uplifting marginalized Continue Reading
Martin Luther King Jr.: The Man Who Carried a D
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, and the most visible leader of the Civil Rights Movement during the 1950s and 1960s. Like Mahatma Gandhi, whom he deeply admired, King championed nonviolent resistance (which he called “soul force”) to dismantle racial segregation and discrimination in the Continue Reading
Gandhi the man who prayed for Peace
Mahatma Gandhi was tiny. Bare feet, round glasses, a dhoti that wouldn’t have covered my knees. But he looked every policeman in the eye, every time. Started off as a shy lawyer who’d stammer on trains, then got thrown off one—boom—suddenly he knew: power wasn’t size, it was silence. He Continue Reading
Asylum Seekers Launch Hunger Strike Over UK-France Removal Scheme
By Cicero’s Home Affairs correspondent Dozens detained in Britain refuse food ahead of forced returns to FranceAround 30 asylum seekers held in UK immigration detention centres have begun a hunger strike in protest at plans to deport them to France under the government’s contentious “one-in, one-out” arrangement with Paris. Sources Continue Reading
