Today's quick reads
Three articles selected for you today from New Internationalist magazine.
Cartoon History: Mau Mau uprising
ILYA looks back to when Britain crushed an anti-imperialist rebellion in Kenya.
Holy waters
538 - July, 2022
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We need thriving rivers in order for life on Earth to flourish. But often how we treat them shows little understanding of this basic principle. Dinyar Godrej ventures into the maelstrom.
Comedy for a cause
Pitfalls can await the unsuspecting comic, especially at benefit gigs, writes Steve Parry.
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