A cow is flown by helicopter from the #Klausen Pass in #Switzerland during the annual cattle drive. (Urs Flueeler / Keystone)
International POW

International POW: 18 – 24 August

  • By POW
  • . August 24, 2020

If there was an observer on Mars, they would probably be amazed that we have survived this long. Noam Chomsky

A police officer wears 'Thermal Corona Combat Headgear' to monitor the temperature of commuters for #coronavirus, in #NewDelhi, #India. (Adnan Abidi / REUTERS)
International POW

International POW: 5 – 11 May

  • By POW
  • . May 11, 2020

The machine does not isolate man from the great problems of nature but plunges him more deeply into them. Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Protesters shout outside the statehouse atrium to protest the stay at home order and non-essential business closures, in #Ohio, #US. (Joshua A. Bickel / Columbus Dispatch ) #coronavirus
International POW

International POW: 14 – 20 April

  • By POW
  • . April 20, 2020

Apocalypse does not point to a fiery Armageddon, but to our ignorance and complacency coming to an end. Joseph Campbell

Robbiano Church parson, Don Giuseppe Corbari, poses next to selfies sent by his parishioners, as Masses for the faithful have been suspended following #Italy's #coronavirus emergency, in #Giussano. (AP)
International POW

International POW: 10 -16 March

  • By POW
  • . March 16, 2020

Fear nothing. Do what you want to do, but be educated and intelligent and confident about it. Idris Elba

#Women perform A Rapist In Your Path, the Chilean protest song about rape culture, during a march on International Women’s Day, in #Lima, #Peru. (Rodrigo Abd / AP)
International POW

International POW: 3 – 9 March

  • By POW
  • . March 9, 2020

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm. – Abraham Lincoln

A water cannon sprays disinfect streets as #Coronavirus spreads in the country, in #Tehran, #Iran. (Reza Bagheri Sharaf / Dana) #COVID19 #virus
International POW

International POW: 25 February – 2 March

  • By POW
  • . March 3, 2020

It’s in the misery of some unnamed slum that the next killer virus will emerge. Barack Obama

People walk by a poster by #TVBOY, depicting Leonardo da Vinci’s #MonaLisa wearing a mask and holding a phone reading ‘Mobile World Virus’, in #Barcelona, #Spain. (Pau Barrena / AFP) #COVID19
International POW

International POW: 18 – 24 February

  • By POW
  • . February 24, 2020

We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive. Albert Einstein

Devotees with lit oil lamps perform religious rituals during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival at #Thecho in #Lalitpur, #Nepal. (REUTERS)
International POW

International POW: 4 – 10 February

  • By POW
  • . February 10, 2020

Justice is merely incidental to law and order. J. Edgar Hoover

A #cat yawns as it sits in a lane between ash-covered trees and buildings from the eruption of the #Taal #volcano, in the village of #BusoBuso, #Philippines. (AFP)
International POW

International POW: 14 – 20 January

  • By POW
  • . January 20, 2020

If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist, will answer you: I am here to live out loud. Émile Zola

Syrians, who have been displaced due to the ongoing attacks carried out by the #Assad regime and #Russia, stay at a makeshift camp, in #Idlib, #Syria. (Muhammed Said / Anadolu Agency)
International POW

International POW: 24 – 30 December

  • By POW
  • . December 30, 2019

In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of. Confucius