By Elisa Orofino, Academic Lead for Extremism and Counter-Terrorism, Anglia Ruskin University
The UK has raised its terror threat level from “substantial” to “severe”, meaning an attack within the next six months is considered highly likely. The change means the threat level is at severe for the first time in four years. It came with a warning from the Home Office of an increased threat from individuals and small groups based in the UK.
Counter-terrorism in the UK centres on a strategy known as Contest…
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By Sangita Swechcha
Education through storytelling and school programs helps students connect wildlife conservation with climate action, encouraging practical steps such as rainwater harvesting, reducing forest fires, and sharing knowledge within communities.
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By Casey Pinto, Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences, Penn State
First-trimester screening and intervention has the greatest potential to prevent maternal syphilis. But 1 in 4 pregnant people do not have access to prenatal care during the first trimester.
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By Alex Braithwaite, Distinguished Professor & Director, School of Government & Public Policy, University of Arizona
Rachel D. Van Nostrand, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Louisiana State University
Scholars have defined the elements of what qualifies as a concentration camp system. Based on those, ICE detention facilities meet the definition of concentration camps.
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By Allyson Gold, Professor of Law, Wake Forest University
The US and UK both face a housing crisis. But while US policy has stalled, the UK has just enacted major protections for renters.
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By Nilgun Anadolu-Okur, Professor of Africology and African American Studies, Temple University
Jeremy Mennis, Professor of Geography, Environment and Urban Studies, Temple University
A roughly 14-foot-tall bronze statue of the United States’ most famous abolitionist, Harriet Tubman, will become a permanent fixture outside Philadelphia’s City Hall later this year. It will be the first statue of a Black female historical figure in the city’s public art collection.
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By Nir Eisikovits, Professor of Philosophy and Director of Applied Ethics Center, UMass Boston
Cody Turner, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Bentley University
Everyone likes being told they’re clever, even if it’s coming from an AI chatbot. But their sycophancy has serious consequences for truth and trust.
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By Robert I. Harris, Assistant Professor of Economics, Georgia Institute of Technology
As US gas prices climb, politicians are looking at ways to lower them. An economist breaks down what does − and doesn’t − move the number on the sign at the gas station.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
With all the talk about the May 12 budget containing significant tax reform, Anthony Albanese sounded very sensitive when confronted about one big reform his government won’t be making.
In a question-and-answer session at a forum run by the Daily Telegraph on Friday, it was put to Albanese, “You’re talking about fundamental and profound reforms, but why won’t you do the simplest and most effective reform and index income tax rates?”
The prime minister bristled, first saying (wrongly) “no government has done that” and then going on, “you define it that way. I don’t think…
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By Rita Fontinha, Associate Professor of International Business and Strategy, Henley Business School, University of Reading
A century ago, the five-day working week helped reshape society. It was introduced at scale by industrial pioneers to address not only worker wellbeing but also economic pressures.
US industrialist Henry Ford was among the first to give workers two full days off per week, 100 years ago this month. Ford suspected that giving workers a “weekend” would increase overall productivity – and he was correct.
Today, as advances in artificial…
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