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Thomas McGuire: Garden Plots

I’ve come to half believe what Ho Chi Minh
said about his need for more poets
who could lead a charge, sharpen bayonets.

May 13, 2025 · 6 Comments

Video: Lessons from people already adapting to the climate crisis

The Maasai people have lived sustainably off the savanna for centuries, raising cattle for sustenance and income. Climate activist Dorcas Naishorua paints a picture of how the climate crisis is threatening their way of life — and calls for local and international support as they’re forced to adapt to a changing environment.

August 24, 2024 · 2 Comments

Mehdi Alavi: British Genocide in Kenya | Time for a Reckoning

No sum can ever wipe out the suffering of the Kenyan people. But British reparations will serve three important functions.

January 9, 2023 · 6 Comments

Dominic Kirui: How Wangari Maathai’s daughter carries on her mother’s bold fight for green spaces in Kenya

Following in her mother’s footsteps, Wanjira Mathai is empowering Kenya’s youth to lead the struggle to protect the environment.

May 1, 2021 · 2 Comments

Warsan Shire: Home

no one leaves home unless
home is the mouth of a shark

December 21, 2019 · 4 Comments

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