China fails to stop racism against Africans over Covid-19 by Emmanuel Akinwotu

African people sleeping on streets after evictions and prevented from entering shops African people continue to be barred from hotels, shops and restaurants in Guangzhou, despite Chinese officials assuring governments across Africa that discrimination resulting from efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak would stop. Racist discrimination in Guangzhou earlier this month caused outrage in Africa, …

Visit visa refusals: appeal or judicial review? By Colin Yeo

The removal of full rights of appeal for family visit visas in 2013 has led to a legal dilemma for those considering a challenge to a refusal: should they give up, re-apply, attempt a human rights appeal or launch an application for judicial review? The problem seems all the more acute with many reports of …

Republican Party Declares Moral Bankruptcy Andy Borowitz

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—The Republican Party officially filed for moral bankruptcy on Tuesday morning, a move that many in the nation considered long overdue. In filing for moral bankruptcy, the Republicans will formally attest that they have no morals, standards, or ethics on their balance sheet, and will agree to cease all activity as a …

How Mitch McConnell Became Trump’s Enabler-in-Chief By Jane Mayer

The Senate Majority Leader’s refusal to rein in the President is looking riskier than ever. McConnell, who’s far less popular than Trump in Kentucky, rose in state polls after defending him at the impeachment trial.Illustration by Ward Sutton On Thursday, March 12th, Mitch McConnell, the Senate Majority Leader, could have insisted that he and his colleagues …

Untangling where your hair extensions really come from By Kirstie Brewer

From wigs to weaves and hair extensions, the market for human hair is enormous. But few know where these lustrous locks come from and the journey they take across the globe. Go online in search of a wig or hair extensions and you'll be presented with a dizzying spectrum of choices. "Luxury" virgin hair from …