By Kirk McClure, Professor Emeritus of Urban Planning, University of Kansas
Alex Schwartz, Emeritus Professor of Urban Policy, The New School
A sweeping housing measure, which became law on July 11, 2026, is being widely celebrated as a crucial step in addressing the nation’s housing crisis. The ROAD to Housing Act is one of the few substantive bills passed by Congress in recent years, and the first major housing bill enacted since the 1990s.
Despite clearing Congress with overwhelming margins in
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By Sangita Swechcha
Global Voices interviews leading Nepali writer Viplob Pratik about his four-decade literary career, reflections on language, culture, technology, society, and literature's enduring relevance across generations in changing times today worldwide.
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By Samantha Lawler, Associate Professor, Astronomy, University of Regina
Aaron Boley, Professor, Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia
From space hotels and artificial meteor showers, to a new giant mirror that reflects sunlight to Earth — low-Earth orbit is getting weird.
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By Amnesty International
Persons with albinism in Tanzania have historically suffered multifaceted discrimination in various spheres of society. They have often been attacked, killed, hunted for body parts, or mutilated. Children have been specifically abducted or killed for the purposes of sale of their person or their body parts. In 2018, three NGOs, the Centre for Human Rights […] The post Ending attacks against persons with albinism appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Liam Anderson
Agência Mural spoke with four collectives that work with local people to mitigate the impacts of climate change and promote environmental education in their areas.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Villagers from Al-Luwaib in North Kordofan stand at a burial site for victims of a drone strike, in El Obeid, Sudan, January 14, 2026. © 2026 El Tayeb Siddig/Reuters The European Parliament adopted a milestone resolution on July 8 that addresses the armed conflict in Sudan and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacks in El Obeid, capital of North Kordofan.Civilians in El Obeid continue to suffer from unlawful attacks. “Drones strikes are daily,” one resident said. “They’re targeting infrastructure like water, fuel and the electricity station [that] we need for our survival.”…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Riot police walk the streets after a demonstration against the government of President Miguel Diaz-Canel in Arroyo Naranjo Municipality, Havana, Cuba, on July 12, 2021. © 2021 Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images Five years ago, on July 11, 2021, Cuba experienced its largest nationwide demonstrations since the 1959 Revolution, as thousands took to the streets amid severe shortages and calls for greater rights and freedoms. The government responded with a wave of repression, deepening decades of restrictions on dissent. Rights groups Justicia 11J and Prisoners Defenders…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A child using a cellphone. © 2021 Press Association via AP Photo In June, a working group at Japan's Internal Affairs Ministry declined to endorse a blanket age-based social media ban for children, saying it was "not desirable." Although the group’s report is not yet final, its rejection of a blanket ban suggests a willingness to consider alternative approaches to protecting children online.As Human Rights Watch said in our response, online safety measures should respect children's rights and, consistent with international human rights law, any restrictions on those…
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By Joanie Willett, Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Exeter
Julian Clark, Reader in Political Geography, University of Birmingham
Mark Tewdwr-Jones, Professor of Cities and Regions, UCL
Michael Kenny, Professor of Public Policy, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge
Peter Clegg, Professor of Politics, University of the West of England
The clearest of Andy Burnham’s proposed policies is introducing greater levels of devolution – the handing over of more power from Westminster to regional and local authorities. Our experts explain the upcoming challenges, and potential solutions, if Burnham presses ahead with this policy.
What will Burnham’s key challenge be?
Michael Kenny, Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge
Broadening and deepening English devolution may well be signature…
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By John Eric Goff, Professor of Engineering Practice, Purdue University
Is the Trionda ball being used at the tournament traveling too fast or flying unpredictably? We asked a physicist who tested the ball.
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