How Austerity Kills

David Stuckler and Sanjay Basu write in an opinion piece in The New York Times: “Early last month, a triple suicide was reported in the seaside town of Civitanova Marche, Italy. A married couple, Anna Maria Sopranzi, 68, and Romeo Dionisi, 62, had been s…

Guatemalan war rape victims break silence in genocide trial

Anastasia Moloney writes for the Thomas Reuters Foundation: “In a courtroom in Guatemala’s capital, Guatemala City, a landmark genocide trial that has raised victims’ hopes that justice will prevail is nearing an end.

Former Guatemalan dictator Jose E…