By Eric Zillmer, Professor of Neuropsychology, Drexel University
Part of soccer’s beauty lies in its unpredictability.
Already in World Cup 2026, we have seen Morocco tie with five-time champion Brazil and Australia overturn the odds by beating Turkey. But few surprises will top a Cabo…
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By Charlie Hunt, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
Every election cycle sees its share of controversial, scandal-plagued candidates running for office. But the 2026 midterm elections will feature two such candidates – one from each party – in two of the highest-profile U.S. Senate races.
In Texas, the state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, recently secured the Republican Party’s nomination over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn.
Cornyn and others have insisted that Paxton’s substantial…
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By Tamar Carroll, Associate Professor of History, Rochester Institute of Technology
There was a time when you could be fired from your job for being gay. It took LGBTQ employees at companies like Kodak to challenge workplace discrimination and transform corporate culture.
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By Reza Hasmath, Professor in Political Science, University of Alberta
Journalism exists to describe the world as it is, not as the powerful would like. The Chinese regime apparently feels differently.
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By Mireille Rebeiz, Director of Dickinson Program in New Zealand & Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Otago, Dickinson College
President Donald Trump has talked of a potential role for Syrian forces in fighting Hezbollah – a move that would raise alarm in Lebanon.
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By Bobby J. Smith II, Associate Professor of African American Studies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
“Visiting Comanche Crossing on Juneteenth felt like freedom,” my father said as we pulled into Booker T. Washington Park, the site near what used to be known as the historic Comanche Crossing on Lake Mexia in Texas. “Listen, Bobby, this place would be full of Black folks cooking, dancing, and playing music. It was a big festival with fireworks and a party.”
It had been more than six decades since my father had visited the park in the summer…
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By Jessica Genauer, Academic Director, Public Policy Institute, UNSW Sydney
There is nothing in the agreement that is positive for the US and did not already exist before the war.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Only a little more than a year into its second term and with Pauline Hanson turning politics upside down, the Albanese government finds itself in policy quicksand on three core issues: its budget tax reforms, its wrestle to curb the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and the electorally sensitive area of migration.
On Thursday the government announced changes worth $475 million over the forward estimates to its tax package, yet to be legislated. While the budget itself indicated there would be consultations with stakeholders about detail, the measures are seeking to allay the fierce…
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By Balkan Diskurs
Bunk’Art Museums 1 and 2, located inside two atomic bunkers commissioned by Albania’s former communist dictator Enver Hoxha, educate visitors on Albania’s 20th century history and the victims of the totalitarian regime.
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By Katie Robertson, Associate Director, Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
Stateless people can struggle to access the most basic human rights many of us take for granted such as education, health care, the ability to work and move freely.
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