By Graham G. Dodds, Professor of Political Science, Concordia University
Cheney thought that Congress went too far after Watergate in reining in the presidency. Now President Trump and the Supreme Court are embracing Cheney’s views on executive power.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image The Guna Indigenous community of Ukupa in Panama during a flood in December 2024. © 2024 Emigdio Morris As the 2025 rainy season peaks in Panama, the Guna Indigenous community of Ukupa, which was displaced by floods late last year, is still waiting for much-needed governmental support.After severe flooding in December 2024 left their homes on the Caribbean coast uninhabitable, community members chose a measure of last resort: to relocate to a new, safer site called Wichumur. But the government support that community members need to move in a dignified way…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Cleve Gonçalves da Silva rides his motorbike up a slippery dirt road, in the sustainable development settlement (PDS) Terra Nossa, in Pará, in the Brazilian Amazon, November 11, 2024. Landgrabbers have encroached on the settlement, illegally cleared rainforest, established cattle ranches, and threatened Cleve and others who opposed them. © 2024 Thaís Farias for Human Rights Watch While the city of Belém steps up to host the COP30 global climate summit in November, in another corner of Pará state, a federal government agency is planning hand over a large area…
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By Amy Fitzgerald, Professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology, University of Windsor
A criminologist whose nephew died in prison awaiting trial explains why the federal government’s proposed bail reforms will reduce, not enhance, safety without big investments in correctional systems.
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By Mohammed Estaiteyeh, Assistant Professor of Digital Pedagogies and Technology Literacies, Faculty of Education, Brock University
Rahul Kumar, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Brock University
Distance learning far precedes the digital age. Before online courses, people relied on print materials (and later radio and other technologies) to support formal education when the teacher and learner were physically separated.
Today, there are varied ways of supporting distance learning with digital communication. With “asynchronous” online courses, teaching does not occur live. Students access course materials on the learning management system and complete assignments at their own pace.…
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By Jessalynn Keller, Associate Professor in Critical Media Studies, University of Calgary
Aimee Koristka, Media Researcher at the University of Calgary, University of Calgary
Shena Kaul, PhD Candidate in Communication and Media Studies, University of Calgary
On Oct. 3, pop superstar and cultural icon Taylor Swift released her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, to much public anticipation. But when the reviews came in, they were mixed.
While Rolling Stone feted the album as featuring “new, exciting sonic turns,” The Guardian slammed it as “dull…
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By Steve Lorteau, Long-Term Appointment Law Professor, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Should cyclists be allowed to treat stop signs as yield signs? This rule from Idaho is divisive, but the scientific data is surprising.
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By Anna Marie Brennan, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Waikato
As access to space becomes easier, terrorism is now a tangible threat. The world needs clear rules to avoid turning the final frontier into the next battlefield.
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By Franziska Weinmar, PhD Candidate, Women's Mental Health & Brain Function, University of Tübingen
Around one in five mothers experience perinatal depression. This condition involves depressive episodes during pregnancy or just after birth – often with lasting effects on both mother and child.
Yet despite its prevalence, identifying who is at risk of experiencing perinatal depression remains one…
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By Giulia Sciorati, LSE Fellow in International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science
Protests erupted in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, in October 2020 following disputed parliamentary elections. Only four political parties out of 16 had passed the threshold for entry into parliament. Three of these had close ties to the country’s then-president, Sooronbay Jeenbekov.
Kyrgyzstan’s powerful neighbour, China, responded to the unrest with restraint – but in a way that implied democracy can cause political upheaval. Hua Chunying, spokeswoman for the Chinese foreign ministry, said:…
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