By Rosemary (Marah) Al-Kire, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Washington
Clara L. Wilkins, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Washington
Michael Pasek, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Illinois Chicago
President Donald Trump and members of his administration have long used allegations of anti-Christian discrimination as a rallying cry for supporters, arguing that policies and laws on issues like school prayer and
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By Hannah Wiseman, Professor of Law, Penn State
In the battle to slow climate change, local and state governments, as well as citizens, have taken to the courts. Their results have varied, but the cases keep coming.
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By Zachary del Rosario, Assistant Professor of Engineering, Olin College of Engineering
If an engineer makes an improper assumption while designing something, sometimes the consequences are fatal. An engineering professor explains how to reduce risk.
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By Christina Erickson, Associate Dean in the College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines, University of North Dakota
Nearly a half-century after the Supreme Court ruled that school spankings are permissible and not “cruel and unusual punishment”, many U.S. states allow physical punishment for students who have misbehaved.
Today, over a third of the states allow teachers to paddle or spank students. More than 100,000 students are paddled…
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By Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Christopher S. Warshaw, Professor of Political Science, George Washington University
Mayors from the Democratic Party aren’t making cities any more – or less – dangerous than mayors from the Republican Party.
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By Johanna K. Taylor, Associate Professor, The Design School, Arizona State University
Mary McAvoy, Associate Professor of Theatre, Arizona State University
Because the US government has rarely offered full-throated support for the arts, there’s a long tradition of innovation, adaptation and collective action among American artists.
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By Adesewa Olofinko
The most infamous example is the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, where the US raised tariffs on over 20,000 imports — a move that worsened the Great Depression and led to global retaliations.
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By Amnesty International
On my first day in offshore detention, I was given a number. Benham Satah became FRT009 — or Foxtrot Romeo Tango Zero Zero Nine, as the guards would use the military alphabet. It was one of the many ways they treated us like criminals or prisoners of war. When I fled Iran in 2013, I […] The post Offshore detention is inhumane — I know because I lived it appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
This week’s episode looks at the third week of the election campaign, competing housing policies and the second leaders’ debate.
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By Guest Contributor
Digital technology has interconnected people and services, but global governance driven by mercantilist interests have led to unprecedented marginalization, exacerbating poverty, immigration crisis, and global instability.
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