By Ben Soodavar, Researcher, Department of War Studies, King's College London
Rhiannon Emm, PhD Candidate in the Department of War Studies, King's College London
Diplomatic pressure, rising military casualties and the problem of Israeli hostages in Gaza have not deterred Netanyahu from ordering an offensive on Rafah.
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By Amnesty International
Amnesty International’s Legal Adviser, Simon Crowther, will attend Julian Assange’s next High Court hearing on 20 May, to monitor the proceedings as an expert legal observer. The outcome of the hearing will determine whether Julian Assange will have further opportunities to argue his case before the UK courts, or if he will have exhausted all […] The post UK/USA: Long lasting damage to global media freedom as Julian Assange back in UK court ahead of possible extradition to USA appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Steven Dashiell, Assistant Research Professor, Morgan State University
The Black hosts of the ‘Fresh & Fit’ podcast speak in the parlance of social justice movements, but apply it, in a twisted way, to justify misogyny.
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By Charlie Hunt, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
Very few Americans believe Congress is doing a good job. Some of them have a simple solution: Throw the bums out and institute term limits. But that creates more problems than it solves.
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By Jonathan Entin, Professor Emeritus of Law and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Case Western Reserve University
Ohio remains stuck with a deadline that won’t allow Joe Biden, running for reelection, to appear on the November ballot. The GOP-run Legislature does not appear to want to fix the problem.
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By Gaurav Khanna, Professor of Physics, University of Rhode Island
Physicists consider black holes one of the most mysterious objects that exist. Ironically, they’re also considered one of the simplest. For years, physicists like me have been looking to prove that black holes are more complex than they seem. And a newly approved European space mission called LISA will help us with this hunt.
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By Libusha Kelly, Associate Professor of Systems and Computational Biology, Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Scientists are discovering viral genetic sequences in the wild faster than they can analyze them. A kind of ChatGPT for proteins can help make sense of all that data.
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By Melissa Pritchard, Professor Emeritus of English and Women’s Studies, Arizona State University
For nearly 200 years, Florence Nightingale’s name has been synonymous with gentle compassion and mercy.
In the mid-19th century, Nightingale became perhaps the most celebrated woman of her era – second only to Queen Victoria – for instituting sanitation practices that sharply cut death rates…
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By Kate Jordan, Senior Lecturer in Architectural History and Theory, University of Westminster
Cinema buildings provide exactly what many faith groups need: space for congregants to take part in communal ritual and worship.
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By Sarah Earle, Professor of Social Science, School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University
People with disabilities are often treated like eternal children who can’t or shouldn’t have sex but their right to a sexual life should be respected
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