After democratic elections, protest and dialogue failed to resolve Venezuela’s political crisis, some international leaders proposed a more drastic measure to seek political change. David Smilde, Tulane University Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, who has led […]
Imagine this with a sound track – sunset near Turtle Rock, Joshua Tree National Park. NPS / Hannah Schwalbe Garth Paine, Arizona State University Our hearing tells us of a car approaching from behind, unseen, […]
We may never know the true number of persons enslaved today but sound estimates can help make sure they don’t remain invisible. By Monti Datta, University of Richmond Modern slavery is a crime against humanity. […]
Three billionaire families–the Kochs, the Mercers, and the Adelsons–played a central role in bankrolling the Republican Party’s shift to the far Right and its takeover of federal and state offices. By Lawrence Wittner, Common Cause In […]
“Every day this senseless and manufactured crisis drags on, real families with very real bills are harmed and millions are denied the vital services we deserve.” by Jake Johnson, Common Dreams With Senate Majority Leader Mitch […]
Many hate crimes never make it into the FBI’s database A small memorial for Srinivas Kuchibhotla outside Austins Bar and Grill in Olathe, Kansas. AP Photo/Orlin Wagner Sophie Bjork-James, Vanderbilt University The FBI’s latest numbers […]
Will China’s moon landing launch a new space race? What will China discover on the far side of the moon? BeeBright/Shutterstock.com Wendy Whitman Cobb, Cameron University China became the third country to land a probe […]
“It’s just about what we choose to compromise,” says New York congresswoman “My personal opinion, and I know that my district and my community feels this way as well,” explains Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), […]
By Natalia Orendain for The Conversation Children under 12 will no longer be treated as criminals in the state of California when they break the law, based on a new law that went into effect on Jan. 1. Before the law […]
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