By Natasha Lindstaedt, Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
The results of the US midterms on November 3 delivered a resounding victory for the Democrats, and a major loss for US president Donald Trump and the Republican party.
Gaining control of the Senate and the House of Representatives has emboldened the Democrats, giving them a renewed sense of political legitimacy and a mandate to pursue their agenda. But will this shift translate into meaningful changes in US climate change policy?
The Democratic…
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By Dara Delgado, Assistant Professor of Religion, University of North Carolina Wilmington
For years, Black women have been one of the Democratic Party’s steadiest groups of supporters. And for many of those voters, faith helps inspire their politics.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image The entrance to the venue for the COP31 UNFCCC Climate Conference in Antalya, Türkiye, November 10, 2026. © 2026 Cansu Acar, Bianet (Istanbul, November 11, 2026) – While world leaders gather in Antalya for the United Nations climate change conference (COP31) on November 11 and 12 to discuss how to accelerate global climate action and implement their climate commitments, Turkish authorities’ reluctance to stop expansion of coal operations in the country and plan an exit from fossil fuels sends the wrong message as the co-host of COP31 and undermines the…
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By Claudine van Hensbergen, Associate Professor, Eighteenth-Century English Literature, Northumbria University, Newcastle
In 60 minutes of high drama, a storm becomes both metaphor and agent, weaving all the narrative threads into the fabric of the second season’s part two.
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By Mark Woolhouse, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh
A 1960 paper predicted population growth would end the world on November 13, 2026. Five lessons from a failed doomsday forecast for today’s scientists.
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By Freya Bayne, Lecturer, Sport and Exercise Science, University of East London
Ice baths have become one of the most popular recovery strategies in sport. They are used by elite athletes and recreational gym-goers to reduce soreness and recuperate more quickly after exercising.
It has often been claimed that ice baths help to reduce pain and repair the muscle damage that intense exercise can cause. Yet when we look at the evidence, it isn’t clear that ice baths really are the best way to recover post exercise.
In a recent…
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By Paul Whiteley, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
The 2026 US midterms set a record for campaign spending in a congressional election. According to OpenSecrets, a Washington-based non-profit organisation that tracks and publishes data on US campaign financing and lobbying, the Democratic and Republican parties are estimated to have spent nearly US$12 billion (£8.9 billion) between them.
Both parties spend more in total on campaigning in presidential election…
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By Amnesty International
“These young people today… they don’t protest like they used to…” They call us the “generación de cristal” or the “Glass Generation”. They say we are fragile, but here we are protesting and resilient – because when glass breaks it cuts. To many on the outside it may have looked like the Spanish housing protests […] The post From Maricarmen’s eviction to the general strike: how Spain’s youth are defying the housing crisis appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Activists demonstrate against agribusiness, the commercialization of food production and for climate justice on the first day of the COP31 UNFCCC Climate Conference on November 9, 2026 in Antalya, Türkiye. © 2026 Chris McGrath/Getty Images The Netherlands’ commitment at the United Nations climate change conference (COP31) today that it will invest up to half a billion dollars in the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) is a major step towards protecting the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems and the rights and livelihoods of millions of people who depend on them. When…
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By Ademola Oluborode Jegede, Professor of Law, the SARChi Chair in Climate Change and the Rule of Law, and the Director of the Ismail Mahomed Centre for Human and Peoples' Rights, University of Venda
Matilda Adedoyin Chukwuemeka, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Ismail Mahomed Centre for Human and Peoples’ Rights, University of Venda
As COP31 approaches, South Africa must enforce its climate laws, reduce coal dependence and protect workers and communities who rely on coal to survive.
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