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/ 12 months agoUS raids in Iraq and Syria: How retaliatory airstrikes affect network of Iran-backed militias
More than 85 locations linked to militias were hit in a robust response by Washington to an earlier deadly drone attack...
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/ 1 year agoUS launches retaliatory strikes in Iraq and Syria − a national security expert explains the message they send
The US attacks on military sites in Iraq and Syria are unlikely to further escalate conflict in the Middle East, he...
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/ 1 year agoEl período colonial de América Latina fue mucho menos católico de lo que parece, a pesar de los intentos de la Inquisición de controlar la religión
La América Latina colonial albergaba muchas tradiciones espirituales diferentes de culturas indígenas, africanas y asiáticas.
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/ 1 year agoLos carteles de ‘No se acepta efectivo’ son una mala noticia para millones de estadounidenses sin cuenta bancaria
Una economía sin efectivo es una economía menos inclusiva.
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/ 1 year agoBiden is campaigning against the Lost Cause and the ‘poison’ of white supremacy in South Carolina
During a campaign speech in South Carolina, President Biden made it clear that he is not only running against Donald Trump...
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/ 1 year agoAn independent commission is racing to redraw Detroit’s voting maps under a federal court order − but the change may not elect more Black candidates
The commission has tight deadlines to finalize new maps. 2 voting rights experts explain the messy situation.
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/ 1 year agoTraining an animal? An ethicist explains how and why your dog − but not your frog − can be punished
Questions about how to ethically train different kinds of pets depend on the nature of those animals’ inner lives and their...
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/ 1 year agoFrom throwing soup on famous paintings to pushing lawsuits, the strategy behind climate activism and where it’s headed next
With international climate talks failing to make progress fast enough, activists are radically rethinking how to be most effective in the...
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/ 1 year agoDoes Trump actually have to pay $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll? Not immediately, at least
Before Donald Trump delivers any amount of monetary damages to E. Jean Carroll, he could engage in a long appeals process.
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/ 1 year agoA former federal judge explains what it’s like to be on the bench in a high-profile trial like those involving Donald Trump’s criminal charges
The retired judge says the judiciary doesn’t ‘do justice’ but follows the law and the facts, which doesn’t always mean a...
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/ 1 year agoOrbital resonance − the striking gravitational dance done by planets with aligning orbits
Orbital resonance is kind of like musical harmony, but systems that display it are far more rare than songs with harmonic...
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/ 1 year agoHow can I get ice off my car? An engineer who studies airborne particles shares some quick and easy techniques
When you’re running late in the winter, you don’t want to have to spend time scraping frost off your windshield. Try...
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/ 1 year agoStudents with disabilities often left on the sidelines when it comes to school sports
Although disabled students are supposed to have equal access to school sports, questions remain about whether they participate at the same...
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/ 1 year agoBilly Joel is back for an encore − but why did he wait so long to turn the lights back on?
In 1993, Joel sang, ‘These are the last words I have to say.’ What changed?
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/ 1 year agoWhy Taylor Swift is an antihero to the GOP − but Democrats should know all too well that her endorsement won’t mean it’s all over now
The idea that the Swift-Kelce romance is some sort of deep-state plot is perhaps gaining traction in far-right circles because it...
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/ 1 year ago3 years on from coup, economic sanctions look unlikely to push Myanmar back to democracy
Economic proscriptions by the US and EU are hampered by lack of support among Myanmar’s major trading partners in the region.
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/ 1 year agoFunding for refugees has long been politicized − punitive action against UNRWA and Palestinians fits that pattern
The US is among more than a dozen countries to freeze funding to UN agency providing aid to displaced Gazans over...
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/ 1 year agoAre social media apps ‘dangerous products’? 2 scholars explain how the companies rely on young users but fail to protect them
As legislators rail against social media companies, the companies continue to put millions of young people at risk. Here’s how −...
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/ 1 year agoAI can help − and hurt − student creativity
A study in which students brainstormed all the uses of a paper clip shows that AI can both enhance and harm...
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/ 1 year agoRepublicans and Democrats consider each other immoral – even when treated fairly and kindly by the opposition
With growing polarization, political attitudes have begun to coincide with moral convictions. Partisans increasingly view each other as immoral. New research...
