COGNICURRENT

The article discusses the correspondence between Joseph Roth and Stefan Zweig during the difficult period between the two World Wars, highlighting Roth's struggles with poverty and health.

Bushra Mahnoor is suing the government in Pakistan to eliminate the tax on menstrual pads, which are classified as luxury items, highlighting the stigma and financial burden on women who struggle to afford period supplies.

The excerpt from Tomáš Forró's book discusses how Venezuela, under Hugo Chávez's rule since 1999, faced the repetition and exacerbation of past failures that led to widespread poverty despite a brief period of wealth in the mid-2000s.