By Meg A. Warren, Professor of Management, Western Washington University
Michael T. Warren, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Western Washington University
The reasons colleagues stay silent when co-workers are mistreated may not be what you assume − and it’s not what companies typically spend money on in their efforts to create a fair environment.
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By Jennifer Lynn McCoy, Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
The electoral system used by many global democracies eliminates gerrymandering and has been shown to give more equal representation to minorities and women.
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By Timothy Welbeck, Director of the Center for Anti-Racism, Temple University
On the evening of May 21, 1796, Ona Judge made the daring decision to free herself.
Considering the prominence of her owner, the laws of the time and the dangerous trek to New Hampshire, a place where she could discreetly live freely, the act carried remarkable risk. Nevertheless, she slipped out of the President’s House undetected while the first family dined.
The house, then located at the intersection of 6th…
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By Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, Associate Professor of Critical Cultural & International Studies, Colorado State University
“Merzoni” isn’t a neologism that easily trips off the tongue, and it hasn’t fully taken hold in the world of European politics.
Yet, for months, a pragmatic alliance between German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been building.
And despite the politicians being, in many ways,
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By Charles Prior, Professor in History, University of Birmingham
Native American lands contain 30% of the nation’s coal, 50% of its uranium and 20% of its natural gas, as well as copper, lithium and rare earth elements.
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By Rachael Seidler, Professor of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology, University of Florida
Tianyi (Erik) Wang, Graduate Student in Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida
These changes aren’t permanent – the brain goes gradually back to normal after coming back to Earth. Understanding the physical effects of spaceflight helps plan space missions.
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By Amnesty International
Slovenian authorities must amend the ‘Security Law’ and end punitive seizures of social assistance which disproportionately affect the Roma community, said Amnesty International today as the Legal Network for the Protection of Democracy, a collaboration of NGOs Amnesty International Slovenia is a part of, filed an appeal to Slovenia’s Constitutional Court. This harmful law is being used to target individuals and communities that already face daily discrimination, exclusion and poverty The Act on Urgent Measures […] The post Slovenia: Amnesty joins Constitutional Court challenge to stop vulnerable…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Participants in the International Day of Persons with Disabilities demonstration in Mexico City, 2022. © 2022 Human Rights Watch (Mexico City) – The Mexico City Congress should seriously consider a proposal submitted by a coalition led by people with disabilities during its new session, Human Rights Watch said today. That proposal urges lawmakers to adopt a rights-based framework grounded in autonomy, participation, and independent living for care and support legislation.The Coalition, Cuidados Sí; Apoyos También (Care Yes; Supports Too), is made up largely of…
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By Angela Glindemann, PhD Candidate, Creative Writing, RMIT University
Cancelled Australian literary journal Meanjin returns to its origins in Brisbane, where it was founded in 1940. It’s a good move for more than one reason.
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By Natalia Rodríguez Vicente, Lecturer in Translation & Interpreting Studies, University of Essex
The performance was full of meaningful visuals that contributed to a wider message about the multicultural soul of America today.
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