By Sam Power, Lecturer in Politics, University of Bristol
British politics looks set to be dominated in the coming weeks and months by the £72 million donated to Reform UK. This is because, and there’s really no other way to cut the cake here, this is an astonishing amount of money.
The donations to Reform came in the space of just one weekend – £36 million each from crypto billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne. Delo has ties to Hong Kong, while Harborne – whose self-confessed “competitive…
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By Louis Busch, Psychotherapist, Doctoral Candidate (UofT OISE), Bear Clan Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation., University of Toronto
An Anishinaabe storyteller and healer from Serpent River First Nation shares Ojibwe teachings on suffering, acceptance and Ceremony as ways of connecting Indigenous healing wisdom with psychological practice.
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By Amnesty International
Last year’s “State of the European Union” speech made headlines when European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen finally proposed suspending the trade part of the EU-Israel Association Agreement and sanctioning Israeli ministers and settlers. One year on, almost none of those measures have been adopted, and as more and more EU countries and allies […] The post Von der Leyen’s failures on Israel must end, starting with a settlement trade ban appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Mark Boylan, Professor of Education, Sheffield Hallam University
Every three years, the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) tests the reading, maths and science skills of 15-year-olds in countries across the world.
Each Pisa cycle other skills are tested: in 2025, computational problem solving and use of AI were two additional topics covered. Pisa, carried out by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), also asks the young people tested questions about their experience of school and their attitude to learning.
The latest…
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By Filippo Annunziata, Professor of Financial Markets and Banking Legislation, Department of Legal Studies, Bocconi University
Regular stock exchange observers will know all about prediction markets. Users buy and sell contracts that pay a fixed sum if a specified event occurs – a sports team wins a match, a candidate is elected.
The price at which such a contract trades represents the collective estimate of the probability of the event. It resembles a bet in function and a derivative in form. Whether the law classifies it as the one or the other has consequences that extend well beyond the circle of specialists. Lawmakers and courts…
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By John Aitken, Associate, Senior Research Fellow, RAND Europe, RAND Europe
The conflict between Iran and the US appears to have reached a stalemate. The US navy continues to prevent Iranian vessels or others transiting to or from Iranian ports. Iran, meanwhile, threatens shipping moving in or out of the Persian Gulf region via the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran has also recently said it will establish a new “restricted zone” stretching into the Gulf from the Strait of Hormuz – although details remain sketchy.
Less frequently discussed is the network of undersea cables…
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By J. Christian Spielvogel, Teaching Professor of Communication Arts & Sciences, Penn State
Trump has approached governing through the same framework as his former business portfolio, where he casts the US as a flagship holding whose value he was elected to increase.
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By Jeongmin Park, PhD Candidate in Health and Human Development, Penn State
Alexis R. Santos, Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Demography and Public Policy, Penn State
South Korea’s unusually rapid transition to a super-aged society means it has had little time to find solutions for pension funding and healthcare for the elderly.
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By Andrés Henao, Professor of Medicine and Infectious Disease, University of Colorado Anschutz
The Tampa Bay Times reported the death of an elderly woman on Sept. 8, 2026. Her family says local doctors attributed her death to dengue fever, although the Florida Department of Health has not yet confirmed that.
This death was likely part of a larger…
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By Bruce Lewenstein, Professor of Science Communication, Cornell University
Chris Mooney, Professor of Practice and Julia G. and Alfred G. Hill Chair of Excellence in Science, Technology, and Medical Writing, University of Tennessee
While science journalism layoffs pile up and publications shutter, more science communication than ever is available via other online venues.
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