Is this a Henry Ford $5-a-day moment for the 21st century?

by Rashmee

Posted on January 31, 2018


Could the news that three of America’s most influential companies will form an independent health …

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Trump’s State of the Union address marks a deeply troubling back story to the narrative of American strength and success

by Rashmee

Posted on January 30, 2018 / The National


Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address is billed as a follow-through on his …

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How old would little Emma really be? Born in Nov, she was conceived in 1992

by Rashmee

Posted on January 29, 2018


How old would little Emma really be? Born last month, she was conceived in 1992.…

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Davos and the Arab project

by Rashmee

Posted on January 28, 2018 / The Arab Weekly


The talkathon-cum-thinkfest that blazed to an end on January 26 at Davos had more leaders …

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How to live to be a be a hundred in five steps

by Rashmee

Posted on January 27, 2018


Fast – five days at a time, at least twice a year Go vegan (and …

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Davos or not, Donald Trump will feature in Great Man Theory of History

by Rashmee

Posted on January 26, 2018


On the day Donald Trump addresses Davos, it’s worth asking if he belongs to the …

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Is the US gun epidemic becoming one of the world’s ‘forgotten conflicts’?

by Rashmee

Posted on January 25, 2018


Is the US gun epidemic becoming one of the world’s ‘forgotten conflicts’? Is it becoming …

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Could bamboo literally be the green replacement for plastics?

by Rashmee

Posted on January 24, 2018


The search for eminently biodegradeable products and materials to serve food, provide packaging and basically …

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Plastic pollution is already a big problem. This year it just got bigger

by Rashmee

Posted on January 23, 2018 / The National


Here’s what the small Alpine town of Davos could be discussing today, but won’t. The …

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What? Japan is populism-free because a populist heads the government!

by Rashmee

Posted on January 22, 2018


Ian Buruma, editor of ‘The New York Review of Books’, recently asked an interesting question…

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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK