You may have already watched or heard of a Shen Yun performance, especially given it’s been touring the …
James Burke
James Burke
What keeps the world ticking? James is always looking for the answer and the latest news from around the globe. When he's not behind his computer, he's basking in the Thailand sun, or dreaming of the southern hemisphere, where he grew up in rural Australia.
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ArtsEditor's PickHuman Rights
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PoliticsEditor's Pick
Be Careful What You Watch or Read: Beijing’s Massive Propaganda Machine Is Global
by James Burkeby James BurkeIn George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, the main character, Winston Smith, rewrites history at the Ministry of Truth, …
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Human RightsEditor's PickHong Kong
Beijing Hardliners Target Hong Kong Cleric Cardinal Zen
by James Burkeby James BurkeThe arrest of Cardinal Joseph Zen in Hong Kong on May 11 tells you everything you need to …
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Human RightsEditor's Pick
If You Knew Your Seafood Was Caught Using Slave Labor, Would You Eat It?
by James Burkeby James BurkeMany Americans have a notion that slavery ended years ago, but this scourge still exists in some parts of the …
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EntertainmentFeatured
Charlie Chaplin’s Greatest Speech Ever Made Has Never Been More Relevant
by James Burkeby James BurkeIf you haven’t seen what is considered Charlie Chaplin’s greatest speech from The Great Dictator, then you must, …
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This Q&A was originally published on November 30, 2015. Dutch journalist and filmmaker Rohan Radheya spent five months undercover to …
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Human Rights
Students Called to Help End Forced Organ Harvesting — an Evil Crime That’s Being Hidden Away in China
by James Burkeby James BurkeThose involved in exposing forced organ harvesting in China know how hard it is to gain the attention …
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Researchers from an Australian-led study have called for the withdrawal of more than 400 organ transplant research papers …
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Human Rights
Chinese Transplant Doctors Still Admit Falun Gong Practitioners Are Organ Source
by James Burkeby James BurkeHealth officials in China have admitted to investigators that they source organs from living Falun Gong practitioners for …
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The possibility that communist authorities in China could kill Turkic Muslims en masse in Xinjiang cannot be ruled …