By Sky Hooler, Ph.D. Student in Environmental Science, University at Albany, State University of New York
Aubrey Hillman, Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York
Acid rain and metals from power plants, vehicles and industries reached remote mountain lakes for years. Evidence from those lakes today shows the success of the Clean Air Act.
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By Michael G. Kozak, Associate Clinical Professor of Educational Administration and Leadership, Drexel University
Leading thinkers in the field are seeking a more nuanced understanding of how best to use AI to shape the future of education.
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By Debbie Felton, Professor of Classics, UMass Amherst
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By Thomas A. Stapleford, Associate Professor of History and Liberal Studies, University of Notre Dame
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By Torbjörn Tännsjö, Professor of Practical Philosophy, Stockholm University
Calls for electoral reform are rising in the UK, where a majority of people are now in favour of a different system. It’s easy to see why. A voting system based on having one MP for one constituency, elected via one-person-one-vote, only works well when there are two political parties competing for a position in each constituency rather than multiple parties.
The two-party system invites an unsound party culture in which “entryism” – infiltrating a…
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Friday, August 8, 2025
The UN’s top human rights official insisted on Friday that the Israeli Government must not pursue a complete military takeover of the Gaza Strip, beginning with full control of Gaza City.
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By Amnesty International
Botswana only legalized consensual same sex conduct in 2019, so growing up as an openly gay man was tough and I experienced numerous setbacks. When I was 25 years old, my uncle discovered a photo of me putting on makeup and dreadlocks. He took it from my social media and shared it with my mother. […] The post “HIV rates will soar without proper access to medication and contraception” appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Edward White, PhD Candidate in Psychology, Kingston University
The film illustrates how someone’s own brain can transform them from a decent person into the villain in someone else’s story.
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By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; Vice Chancellor's Strategic Fellow, Victoria University; Adjunct Professor of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia
For all its claims of being a democracy that adheres to international law and the rules of war, Israel’s global reputation is in tatters.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest plan for a full military takeover of Gaza, along with the expanding starvation crisis in the strip and Israel’s repressive measures in the West Bank, underline the country’s predicament.
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By Ihsan Yilmaz, Deputy Directory (Research Development), Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation & Research Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Deakin University
Ana-Maria Bliuc, Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology, University of Dundee
John Betts, Senior Lecturer, Monash University
Nicholas Morieson, Research fellow, Deakin University
Last week, Australian authorities arrested a woman for foreign interference. The Chinese citizen and Canberra resident is just the third person ever charged under our foreign interference laws.
According to the Australian Federal Police, she was allegedly gathering information on, and may be involved in efforts to infiltrate, the Guan Yin Citta Buddhist association. The group is banned in China, where the government regards it as a dangerous cult.
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