By Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona
A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this decade to 2040.
The…
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By Miranda Kitterlin-Lynch, Associate Professor, Coca-Cola Endowed Professor, Florida International University
Violence and harassment on the job are all too common: More than 1 in 5 workers worldwide have experienced it, according to the International Labor Organization, with women slightly more likely to be affected than men. In the U.S., more than 2 million workers face violence on the job each year – and those are just the cases that get reported.
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By Raymond Hogler, Professor Emeritus of Management, Colorado State University
Most American workers are hired “at will”: Employers owe their employees nothing in the relationship except earned wages, and employees are at liberty to quit at their option. As the rule is generally stated, either party may terminate the arrangement at any time for a good or bad reason, or none at all.
In keeping with that no-strings-attached spirit, employees may move on as they see fit – unless, that is, they happen to be among the tens…
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By Peter A. Coclanis, Professor of History; Director of the Global Research Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Leon Fink, Professor Emeritus of History, University of Illinois Chicago
Given the spate of news about international trade lately, Americans might be surprised to learn that the U.S. isn’t very dependent on…
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By Calvin Schermerhorn, Professor of History, Arizona State University
Abortions happened in Arizona, despite a near-complete abortion ban enacted in 1864. But people also faced penalties for them, including a female doctor who went to prison.
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By Johnathan Williams, Assistant Professor of History, University of Northern Iowa
For decades, big-box retailers have evaded federal regulation of the pollution their operations generate. But a new air emission rule in Southern California could become a model for state controls.
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the US government’s decision to impose a nationwide ban on TikTok if ByteDance, its parent company, does not sell the app’s US operations within 270 days, Lauren Armistead, Deputy Director at Amnesty Tech, said: “The US government’s decision to impose an outright ban on TikTok fails to address the endemic human rights risks and harms associated with the surveillance-based business models of other tech companies, including Meta and Google. Banning TikTok also disproportionately restricts people’s […] The post US: TikTok ban won’t solve harms of Big Tech’s invasive surveillance …
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By Amnesty International
Responding to reports of continued harassment, intimidation and threats against Phafane Nkotsi, journalist and proprietor of Lesotho Tribune and Lesotho Times, Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, said: “Amnesty International is appalled by the harassment, intimidation and threats against journalist and media proprietor Phafane Nkotsi. The threatening notes found at […] The post Lesotho: Authorities must stop threats against Lesotho Tribune’s journalists and proprietor. appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By David Everatt, Professor of Urban Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
Fewer young South Africans are doing as well as their counterparts from 30 years ago. They are hardest hit by unemployment.
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By Emily Cullen, Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and Meskell Poet in Residence, University of Limerick
The American poet Adrienne Rich once asked: “To say that a poet is responsive, responsible – what can that mean?” This question about poets bearing witness and being the “conscience” of their society is something I’ve pondered over the years.
My own political awakening was something of a slow burner. As a fledgling poet from a middle-class background, growing up in Carrick-on-Shannon in the Irish county of Leitrim in the 1980s, I watched the news each night in shock as another bomb exploded not far…
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