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Climate Science Failed By Not Getting Us to Panic Sooner
With more concerning climate emergencies unfolding in the past week in Australia and Greenland, CJ Werleman asks: what will it take for people to wake-up to reality?

Why are Left-Wing Parties of the West Failing to Win Power?
How the defeat of Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party in the 2019 General Election fits within a wider global shift to the right.

China Must Not Be Allowed to Host the 2022 Olympic Games while it Persecutes its Uyghur Muslims
The International Olympic Committee must learn from its mistake in proceeding with the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany, says CJ Werleman.

The Myopic Myth of Donald Trump – God’s ‘Chosen One’
CJ Werleman dissects a new poll showing that 39% of white evangelicals and 54% of white protestants believe the US President to be God's chosen representative on Earth.

Why Trump's Pardoning of War Criminals Threatens Muslims
When anti-Muslim rhetoric is combined with the rewarding of war crimes against Muslims, the consequences are grave – not only for Muslim Americans but the US military, CJ Werleman argues.

Trump Can’t Wage War on the Cartels Without Reforming America’s Gun Laws and Ending its ‘War on Drugs’
The US has spent more than $2.5 trillion on prohibition despite there being no empirical data to support its supply-side focused policy, writes CJ Werleman.

British Muslims are Celebrating the Death of ISIS' Leader – but will we Read About that in the Newspapers?
CJ Werleman examines the damaging and inaccurate narrative propagated by the UK's tabloids: "Why won’t Muslims condemn terrorism?”

Trump has Rebuilt ISIS – Europe Be Warned
CJ Werleman argues that the President has given new life to the terrorist group by defying the Pentagon and his national security experts and withdrawing US troops from north-eastern Syria.
Evangelical America’s False Messiah
CJ Werleman unpicks the hypocrisy of evangelicals' support for Donald Trump, who has exhibited more than a few un-Christian traits.
Abiy Ahmed's Cleansing of Somali Muslims Should Never Have Been Rewarded with the Nobel Peace Prize
CJ Werleman argues that the Ethiopian Prime Minister's genocide against ethnic Somali Muslims in Ogaden should have been taken into account by those awarding him the international peace prize.
If 'It's the Economy, Stupid', You'd be Stupid Sticking With Donald Trump
CJ Werleman pens an open letter to those who remain stubbornly loyal to Donald Trump, despite measurably worsening economic conditions in the US.
Why is Katie Hopkins Still Allowed to Spew her Muslim Hate on Twitter?
The social media giant is being complicit in promoting the kind of rhetoric that inspires white nationalist domestic terrorism, argues CJ Werleman.
It's Time to Ban Climate Change Denialism in the Media
CJ Werleman on why The Conversation's decision to ban climate change sceptics from its site is a move which must be followed by other media outlets.
The Show Ends in Mumbai: Why U2 Must Reconsider Its Gig in Modi's India
CJ Werleman is in danger of burning his 'Rattle and Hum' Tour T-Shirt after the Irish band's recent announcement that its recent tour will end in Modi's India.
How Can the World Move on So Easily from the Brutality in Kashmir?
Why the world's waning interest in the violations occurring in Kashmir at the hands of Narendra Modi are so dangerous for its eight million Muslims.