CULTURE WARS

    Defund The Police? Instead, End Toxic Masculinity and ‘Warrior Cops’

    Defund The Police? Instead, End Toxic Masculinity and ‘Warrior Cops’

    Angela Workman-Stark, Athabasca University
    Deprogramming Qanon Followers Ignores Free Will And Why They Adopted The Beliefs In The First Place
    Deprogramming Qanon Followers Ignores Free Will And Why They Adopted The…
    by Paul Thomas, Radford University
    As popularly imagined, brainwashing is a coercive procedure that programs new long-term personality…
    White Supremacy Is The Root Of All Race-related Violence In The US
    White Supremacy Is The Root Of All Race-related Violence In The US
    by Jennifer Ho, University of Colorado Boulder
    Amid the disturbing rise in attacks on Asian Americans since March 2020 is a troubling category of…
    Germany's Strange Nostalgia For The Antebellum American South
    Germany's Strange Nostalgia For The Antebellum American South
    by Sanders Isaac Bernstein, USC
    Alongside MAGA hats and Trump 2020 banners, Reich flags and Brandenburg eagles, the American…
    After Prolonged Period Of Press-bashing, A More Constructive Form Of Media Criticism Is Now Flourishing
    After Prolonged Period Of Press-bashing, A More Constructive Form Of Media…
    by Kevin M. Lerner, Marist College
    Over the past several years, and maybe even longer, it seems as if every day brings a new round of…

    ECONOMY

    No Visits and Barely Any Calls: The Pandemic and People with a Family Member In Prison

    No Visits and Barely Any Calls: The Pandemic and People with a Family Member In Prison

    Alexander Testa and Chantal Fahmy, The University of Texas at San Antonio
    As India's Covid Crisis Worsens, Leaders Play The Blame Game While The Poor Suffer Once Again
    As India's Covid Crisis Worsens, Leaders Play The Blame Game While The…
    by Sujeet Kumar, Jawaharlal Nehru University
    India is witnessing a sharp spike in COVID-19 cases after months of declining numbers had given the…
    South African Graduates May Be Mostly Employed, But Skills And Jobs Often Don't Match
    South African Graduates May Be Mostly Employed, But Skills And Jobs Often…
    by Nombulelo Precious Mncayi, North-West University
    Labour markets around the world are undergoing significant changes – particularly in non-tech…
    Colombia Gives Nearly 1 Million Venezuelan Migrants Legal Status And Right To Work
    Colombia Gives Nearly 1 Million Venezuelan Migrants Legal Status And Right…
    by Erika Frydenlund, Old Dominion University et al
    Colombia will grant legal status to all Venezuelan migrants who fled there since 2016 to escape…
    Here Is The Not Too Secret Way Atlantic Canada Is Weathering The Covid-19 Storm
    Here Is The Not Too Secret Way Atlantic Canada Is Weathering The Covid-19…
    by Rachel McLay, Dalhousie University
    While vaccines have brought the end of the COVID-19 pandemic into view, most of Canada is still…

    JUSTICE

    Some Of My Friends Are Black Racism

    "Some Of My Friends Are Black" Racism

    Christopher Parker, University of Washington
    Internet connected devices like webcams are the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the Internet of Things. DAVID BURILLO/Flickr, CC BY-SA
    Is Someone Watching You Online? The Security Risks Of The Internet Of…
    by Patryk Szewczyk, Lecturer, Edith Cowan University
    The range and number of “things” connected to the internet is truly astounding, including security…
    Use Of Facial Recognition Begs The Question: Who Owns Our Faces?
    Use Of Facial Recognition Begs The Question: Who Owns Our Faces?
    by Wendy H. Wong
    Who owns your face? Of course, a silly question … right? But what about the data generated from…
    The Morality of Canceling Student Debt
    The Morality of Canceling Student Debt
    by Kate Padgett Walsh
    There are those who question the idea of debt forgiveness and call it unfair to those who never…
    Netflix's "The Social Dilemma" Highlights The Problem With Social Media, But What's The Solution?
    Netflix's "The Social Dilemma" Highlights The Problem With Social Media,…
    by Belinda Barnet and Diana Bossio
    Facebook has responded to Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, saying it “buries the substance…

    DEMOCRACY

    How To Stop Psychopaths And Narcissists From Winning Positions Of Power

    How To Stop Psychopaths And Narcissists From Winning Positions Of…

    Steve Taylor, Leeds Beckett University
    Google's Union Of Activists Highlights The Need For Ethical Engineering
    Google's Union Of Activists Highlights The Need For Ethical Engineering
    by Marcel O'Gorman, University of Waterloo
    All of my favourite engineers have either abandoned the profession or are dedicating their lives to…
    How The Ayn Rand Inspired 'Myth Of The Founder' Poses Real Risks To Democracy
    How The Ayn Rand Inspired 'Myth Of The Founder' Poses Real Risks To…
    by Jerry Davis, University of Michigan
    Coinbase’s plan to go public in April highlights a troubling trend among tech companies: Its…
    Politicians Have 'Washed Their Hands' And Blamed Others Since Jesus's Crucifixion
    Politicians Have 'Washed Their Hands' And Blamed Others Since Jesus's…
    by Tony Keddie, University of British Columbia
    Handwashing has gotten substantial coverage this past year during the COVID-19 pandemic, and not…
    Following the successful Brexit campaign, Dominic Cummings – the then campaign director of Vote Leave – published a series of blog posts describing how the campaign was run and what his plans were for a successful civil service.
    What If We Ran Society Not Based On The Market But On Evidence?
    by Spyros Samothrakis
    Following the successful Brexit campaign, Dominic Cummings – the then campaign director of Vote…

    ENVIRONMENT

    The US Electric Power Sector Is Halfway To Zero Carbon Emissions

    The US Electric Power Sector Is Halfway To Zero Carbon Emissions

    Bentham Paulos, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory et al
    Hydrogen Is One Future Fuel Oil Execs And Environmentalists Could Both Support As Rival Countries Search For Climate Solutions
    Hydrogen Is One Future Fuel Oil Execs And Environmentalists Could Both…
    by John Ballantine, Brandeis University
    The 2015 Paris Agreement was a groundbreaking diplomatic effort – 196 countries committed to…
    Competition Heats Up In The Melting Arctic, And The Us Isn't Prepared To Counter Russia
    Competition Heats Up In The Melting Arctic, And The Us Isn't Prepared To…
    by Rockford Weitz, Tufts University
    For decades, the frozen Arctic was little more than a footnote in global economic competition, but…
    Brazil’s Economic Crisis, Prolonged By Covid-19, Poses An Enormous Challenge To The Amazon
    Brazil’s Economic Crisis, Prolonged By Covid-19, Poses An Enormous…
    by Peter Richards, George Washington University
    Brazil is currently in the midst of a deadly wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and its economy shrunk…
    Would A Carbon Tax On Imports Be The Climate Solution Officials Expect?
    Would A Carbon Tax On Imports Be The Climate Solution Officials Expect?
    by Timothy Hamilton, University of Richmond
    The European Union is considering a new tax on imports as it tries to fight climate change, and the…

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    Why More Places Are Abandoning Columbus Day In Favor Of Indigenous Peoples' Day
    Why More Places Are Abandoning Columbus Day In Favor Of…
    by alinda Maynor Lowery
    More and more towns and cities across the country are electing to…
    Freedom Of Speech: A History From The Forbidden Fruit To Facebook
    Freedom Of Speech: A History From The Forbidden Fruit To…
    by Matthew Sharpe
    Free speech is in the news. Not least because several leading…
    Why Airline Bailouts Are So Unpopular With Economists
    Why Airline Bailouts Are So Unpopular With Economists
    by Brian O'Callaghan and Cameron Hepburn
    For airlines, the reckoning is no longer far away on the horizon.…
    How A Basic Income For All Could Change How We Think About Inequality
    How A Basic Income For All Could Change How We Think About…
    by Ralph Callebert, Virginia Tech
    The idea of a basic income for every person has been popping up…
    Germany’s Big Push For Renewables Is Paying Off
    Germany’s Big Push For Renewables Is Paying Off
    by Terry Nagel-Stanford
    A new study finds that renewable energy can make a major and…
    U.S. Income Inequality Highest Since The Great Depression
    U.S. Income Inequality Highest Since The Great Depression
    by Leslie Macmillan
    Income inequality in the United States has been a major flashpoint…

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