By Amnesty International
On 12 April 2026, the Global Sumud Flotilla will once again set sail in a coordinated civilian initiative aim at breaking Israel’s unlawful blockade on the occupied Gaza Strip. Featuring more than 70 boats and 3,000 participants from 100 countries, the Spring 2026 mission includes a dedicated medical fleet of 1,000 healthcare professionals, carrying vital supplies to help Gaza’s decimated healthcare system. The mission seeks to deliver assistance to Palestinians enduring Israel’s ongoing genocide and decades of cruel […] The post Israel/OPT: States must ensure safe passage for Global Sumud Flotilla…
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling confirming a High Court order granting lawyers access to individuals unlawfully removed by the United States (US), flown to Eswatini and held at Matsapha Correctional Complex, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Vongai Chikwanda, said: “The Supreme Court’s ruling is an important step towards […] The post Eswatini: Supreme Court ruling on legal access offers limited relief for US deportees appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Helen Colby, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Indiana University
Deidre Popovich, Associate Professor of Marketing, Texas Tech University
Three questions can help patients get a better handle on drug and health care options. But many Americans still hold back from asking providers for information.
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By Marie Helweg-Larsen, Professor of Psychology, Dickinson College
A few US towns have banned cigarette sales to anyone born after a specific date, and several states are considering this path. A psychologist explains why such measures often face stiff resistance.
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By Kar-Hai Chu, Associate Professor of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
Maggie Slavin, Research Program Supervisor, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
As childhood vaccination rates in Allegheny County decline, The Conversation asked experts why parents are opting out and how to protect vaccination policy.
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By Nathaniel M. Tran, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Administration, University of Illinois Chicago
Periwinkle Seljord-Solberg, Graduate Student Assistant in Health Policy and Administration, University of Illinois Chicago
An increasing number of laws aim to roll back LGBTQ+ people’s ability to access health care, leading to cascading effects on their well-being.
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By Patrick M. Shober, Postdoctoral Fellow in Planetary Sciences, NASA
A newly identified meteor shower reveals that intense heat is fragmenting a previously unknown asteroid as it passes too close to the Sun.
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By Debra Kelly, Professor of French and Francophone Studies, Cultural Historian, University of Westminster
Director François Ozon’s new film adaptation of Albert Camus’s novel L’Étranger (The Outsider, 1942) confronts a considerable task: turning a brief, philosophical novel into a cinematic experience.
Though the book is short, it is dense and readers often discover it requires multiple readings. Camus’s spare prose conceals profound questions about morality, society and human existence. Translated into over 75 languages with millions of copies sold, The Outsider has inspired stage, screen, radio and even
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By Robert B. Talisse, W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Donald Trump’s false claims about the Iran War, Epstein files, tariffs and inflation have left some supporters who have traditionally believed all he says feeling duped and abandoned. Why now?
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By Kevin D. Murphy, Professor and Chair of History of Art, Vanderbilt University
US presidents haven’t usually sought to impress their own architectural tastes – much less their names while in office – on national monuments.
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