Post-World War II anti-communist hysteria hit Puerto Rico through legal assaults and J. Edgar Hoover’s clandestine tricks. Although the FBI met unexpected resistance, the strategy […]
Positive Rights and the Worldwide Working Class
Many countries recognize rights to housing, healthcare, and other components of a dignified life in their governing documents. The U.S. should follow suit. The post […]
Eminem’s Kid Rock collab shows the risk of cozying up to MAGA
He might look like something found in the dumpster at a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert. He might shamelessly plunder the sonics of decades of deep-fried and […]
JD Vance is America’s worst insult comedian
Theories abound as to why JD Vance, once a promising Yale Law graduate with a best-selling memoir, went MAGA. Some argue that it was always […]
How far has Germany come in implementing the European children’s rights strategies?
Eurochild member, the German Children’s Fund (Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk), has been examining how Germany is implementing the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child and […]
Digital inequality and children’s rights
How children’s backgrounds shape children’s experiences in the digital environment. Children do not experience the digital environment equally. Poverty, disability, migration status, care status, housing […]
Another eclipse over Spain on 28 August: where and how to see the Moon almost completely covered
Spain will turn its eyes to the sky just 16 days after the historic total solar eclipse. On 28 August a partial lunar eclipse of […]
Lib Dems reject ‘discriminatory and unworkable’ EHRC guidance on transgender people
Motion passed at party conference calls for new approach to implementing ruling that legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex only The […]
Kearsney College mourns former top student’s tragic death
Kearsney College – the fifth most expensive school in South Africa – is mourning the death of a decorated music and drama student…See More
Witkoff to Putin: ‘You are a humanitarian … I salute that’
Steve Witkoff, the United States’ special envoy, praised Russian ruler Vladimir Putin during face-to-face talks in St. Petersburg, calling him “a humanitarian.” “You talk so much […]
Macron slams ‘stupid’ comments after Trump pins French riots on immigration
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday hit out at the “unacceptable and stupid comments from many foreign leaders” in the aftermath of unrest […]
The secret terms of Trump’s Venezuelan oil deal
In late August, President Donald Trump announced what he called the “biggest oil deal in world history.” Since then, the full text of the accord […]
Cambodia and Laos are not pawns in a Chinese encirclement
In late September, China and Laos opened a Beijing-funded training and support center and an aviation academy at Ban Keun airport, about 50 kilometers north […]
Less heat, more appeal: Samyang bets on swicy noodles and protein pasta
Samyang is diversifying beyond the Buldak brand’s extreme spice to capture new consumer trends and expand its global growth opportunities…See More
Disordered Institutions Make Disordered Publics
In 1905, the rulers of Meiji Japan—the fourteen men with functionally absolute authority to negotiate their nation’s future—had just pulled off what they considered an […]
Housing Resilience and Financial Stability for All: The Case for National Disaster Insurance
This article was previously published as part of The Reconstruction Papers. The entire book is available in print and as a PDF. Get the complete […]
US Citizen Accused By Moscow Of Fighting For Ukraine Released From Russian Prison
Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired teacher from Michigan held by Russia since 2022 on accusations of joining Ukraine’s armed forces, has been freed in what […]
US Envoy Witkoff Begins Meeting With Putin After Zelenskyy Talks On Ukraine Peace
US envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in St. Petersburg to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin following talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Oslo.
Ericsson, Telstra expand autonomous networks partnership
Ericsson and Telstra have extended their partnership to help telecom operators build networks that can manage more tasks automatically, with less human involvement. The move […]
GOP prosecutors threaten criminal charges to bury ‘dark money’ bombshell: report
Prosecutors in Florida are warning TV stations of a legal price for airing one campaign ad aimed at a top Republican. The Tampa Bay Times […]