By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
What was meant to be a moment of clarity has turned into another headache for the government with it’s antisemitism envoy’s plan stirring up some controversy.
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By Brandon Prins, Professor of Political Science, University of Tennessee
The first mention of a pirate by name may be in a Greek book from 2,500 years ago. But sea-raiding has been around since the very first boats traversed the world’s waterways.
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By Rafael R. Ioris, Professor of Modern Latin America History, University of Denver
US president’s letter to Brazilian counterpart mentioned trade deficit. But don’t be fooled, these tariffs are political rather than economic.
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By Daniel J. Mallinson, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration, Penn State
This November, there will be no candidate for president, governor, senator or even representative on the Pennsylvania ballot.
Pennsylvanians will vote, however, on three members of their seven-member state Supreme Court.
These are retention elections, which means that voters will decide whether to keep the current…
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By Iqbal Akhtar, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Florida International University
Mamdanis belong to the Khoja community, who were categorized by the British in the early 19th century as “Hindoo Mussalman” because their traditions spanned both religions.
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By Jeffers Engelhardt, Professor of Music, Amherst College
As someone who teaches and researches music and religion, I’ve always been curious about inspiration and how it connects humans to other beings.
Musicians can be inspired by great artists, living and dead; by technologies that expand their experience, like artist Brian House’s macrophones that capture low-frequency infrasound; by plants…
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By Brian P. McCullough, Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan
Big sports events face a sustainability conundrum: They’re under pressure to grow bigger, but at the same time, their athletes are dealing with increasingly dangerous heat and shorter snow seasons.
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By Aarushi Bhandari, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Davidson College
The author of the new book ‘Attention and Alienation’ wonders if the online world can ever become a place where kindness and human flourishing are the prevailing ethos.
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By Ted Palys, Professor of Criminology, Associate Member of Dept. of Indigenous Studies, Simon Fraser University
Canada needs to consider its digital independence from the domination of the United States. Participating in the Eurostack initiative offers a way to do so.
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By Amnesty International
Ahead of the appeal hearing of 13 people – among 45 individuals convicted in a mass trial last year of “conspiring to subvert state power” under Hong Kong’s National Security Law – Amnesty International’s China Director Sarah Brooks said: “The Hong Kong 47 case stands as one of the most shocking examples of the crackdown […] The post Hong Kong: Appeal hearing in ‘HK 47’ case a pivotal chance to correct mass injustice appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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