1. Still no Dutch government after 5 months: ‘Wilders is so unpredictable’
One moment he takes a moderate stance, the next he lashes out wildly or takes political opponents to court. Negotiating with Geert Wilders, leader of the Dutch radical right party PVV, is no easy task. “He constantly switches between Wilders and Milders.”
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2. How a Belgacom overall in Ghana exposes the unsustainable processes of the textile sector
While traveling in West Africa, journalist Sarah Vandoorne encounters a Ghanaian garbage collector in a Belgacom uniform. Once home, she decides to investigate how such a Belgian uniform ended up more than 7,000 kilometers away. A quest that offers a revealing insight into the unsustainable processes of the textile sector.
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3. The sense and nonsense of screening for prostate cancer: ‘Divide your age by two and you have an approximate chance that you have prostate cancer’
Prostate cancer is common, but often harmless. Testing for prostate cancer can save lives, but can also lead to unnecessary treatment, resulting in incontinence and impotence. How do you make a well-informed choice? “Divide your age by two and you have approximately the chance that you have prostate cancer.”
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4. Why the Ukrainian blunder in the village of Ocheretyne could have major consequences
At least half of the village of Ocheretyne in the Donbas fell into Russian hands this weekend due to a Ukrainian blunder. That could have had even greater consequences. “For Ukraine, it is to be hoped that this is not symptomatic for the rest of the front.”
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5. From the dildo to the deadly hatpin: the history of women’s fighting in 100 objects
With panache and bravado, Annabelle Hirsch sketches the history of women in her book using a hundred objects. In this way, the cultural journalist makes the past almost tangible. A nice list, although she missed some opportunities.
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