A recent event has brought attention to the widespread hazards that Americans who conduct online transactions face, serving as a sharp reminder of the growing threat of identity theft. The victim, who would rather stay anonymous, opened up about their experience and the startling data on identity theft cases in the nation. Identity theft has become the most common criminality, impacting millions of Americans every year because of hackers taking advantage of online weaknesses.

The Käthe Kollwitz exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art is a reminder of why art exists, and, at its best, what makes it of timeless, universal value. Kollwitz’s work fulfills the condition of truth, which as Theodor Adorno observed, is to let suffering speak. Or in her own words: “I felt that I have no right to withdraw from the responsibility of being an advocate. It is my duty to voice the sufferings of men, the never-ending sufferings heaped mountain-high.” Her work also compels us to reflect on the nature of feminism, especially as it relates to art.

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Description automatically generated “The two worst global health problems have combined forces well. But the institutions addressing them have miserably failed to put their act together,” wrote Dr Tim France, a noted global health thought leader, in an op-ed article titled “The chasm between TB and HIV” which was widely published in several newspapers of high TB burden countries in Asia Pacific and Africa in 2006.