By Asma Atique, Research Fellow, Migration, Toronto Metropolitan University
Deepa Nagari, Research Assistant, Socio-Legal Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University
Changes to Canada’s immigration system have dramatically reduced legal pathways towards permanent residency based on myths about the impact of immigrants on Canadian society.
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By Lauren Lowman, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Wake Forest University
Every year, the number of human-caused fires spikes on July 4, and many of them are related to fireworks. When trees and grasses are dry and the temperature high, the risk rises even more.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image An older couple shelters from the sun under an umbrella near the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris, Ile-de-France, France, on June 26, 2026. © 2026 Gauthier Bedrignans/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images As Europe swelters through the second intense heat wave of 2026, governments are issuing warnings, closing schools or adjusting class hours, and urging people to stay indoors.Extreme heat is a weather event, but its consequences for people whose specific needs are overlooked in government climate planning or adaptation policies can be perilous. Age, needs and accommodations…
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By Amnesty International
Despite the increasingly fractious state of the world, governments and civil society have come together to pass important laws and resolutions to tackle human rights harms, following protests and petitions from activists and campaigners. The past six months has seen justice for human rights defenders around the world who have been subjected to baseless prosecutions […] The post 31 wins for human rights appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Visitors to Saudi Arabia, including those travelling for tourism and religious pilgrimages such as Hajj and Umrah, risk being detained, subjected to grossly unfair trials, and sentenced to lengthy prison sentences for their social media activity – including posts published before entering the Kingdom – Amnesty International and ALQST said today. Amnesty International and ALQST […] The post Saudi Arabia: Visitors to Saudi Arabia imprisoned for social media posts appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Steve Schifferes, Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City St George's, University of London
Andy Burnham’s long held ambition to be the UK’s prime minister will come with some daunting economic challenges.
Productivity growth is at a virtual standstill, real incomes have stagnated and the cost-of-living crisis has become a permanent fixture for many households. Meanwhile, the government spends around £110 billion a year paying the interest on nearly £3 trillion of debt.
Burnham says he is on a “10-year mission” to transform the country. So what might he do to try to fix the British…
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By Stephen DiKerby, Postdoctoral Researcher in Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.
Can anyone make a black hole in a laboratory? – Sohini B., age 13, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
A black hole is an object so massive…
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By Dipesh Navsaria, Professor of Pediatrics and Human Development & Family Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Lori DiPrete Brown, Distinguished Teaching Faculty of Civil Society & Community Studies, Director of Global Health and Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Soyeon Shim, Dean of the School of Human Ecology, Professor of Consumer Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Involving families, educators, engineers, designers and policymakers in AI development can help ensure the technology does more good than harm.
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By Daniel Milowski, Adjunct Professor of History, Arizona State University
The ‘Mother Road’ has long symbolized freedom and reinvention. But its history reveals a more complicated story shaped by migration, segregation and the highways that eventually circumvented it.
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By Rotem Rozental, Lecturer in Critical Studies, Roski School of Art and Design, University of Southern California
Armed with rolls of film, some young people are opting out of their algorithmic feeds in favor of experiencing life in ways that feel more deliberate, personal and tangible.
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