humanity

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Reform's policy proposal comes a fortnight after the United Nations General Assembly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade "the gravest crime against humanity".

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

It's a feat Wiseman has dubbed "Herculean" and which humanity has not accomplished in more than half-a-century.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Geoffrey Hinton, the Nobel Prize-winning “godfather of AI,” warns there is a real chance AI could wipe out humanity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

“If we can win on social media, I think humanity has a chance.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

By treating us with respect, Schindler was resisting the Nazi racist ideology that constructed a hierarchy of humanity in which Jews were at the very bottom.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson