Ben Cowles

LATEST ARTICLES BY Ben Cowles

• Sports

  

  Kaepernick honored with medal named after U.S. Communist W.E.B. Du Bois

  October 12, 2018 By Ben Cowles

  The W.E.B. Du Bois medal is awarded by Harvard "to individuals in the U.S. and around the globe in recognition of their contributions to African and African-American culture and the life of the mind.”

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• World

  

  ‘Finally, Mexico has a chance’: Eyewitness election report

  July 9, 2018 By Ben Cowles

  For most of its history, Mexico has been ruled by a political class that dressed up its corruption in progressive ideals. But last week, the Mexican people proved that we can overthrow those who have exploited...

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• Environment

  

  Desert on Fire: Photo collection documents Kuwait oil disaster

  January 4, 2017 By Ben Cowles

  When Iraq’s army left Kuwait in 1991, it set hundreds of oil wells alight. Photographer Sebastião Salgado documented the heroes who halted an environmental catastrophe.  

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