Partisan divide over income inequality makes reducing it even harder
Apr 14, 2016 05:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
A majority of Americans of both parties believe that the gap between rich and poor is getting larger, making the issue a prominent one on the campaign trail this year. But youd be wrong if you thought this meant there...
Inspiring Game of Thrones: Shakespeare's finest female role
Apr 14, 2016 05:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
Amid the tidal wave of events marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeares death in 2016, it is still standout news that Labour party politician Glenda Jackson will be returning to the stage as King Lear, directed by...
Buskers enrich our streets and laws don't have to hinder - they can help
Apr 14, 2016 05:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Street performers have been part of cityscapes for centuries, yet buskers have often had an ambiguous relationship with the law. At various times they have been policed as beggars in disguise, or treated as an urban...
How universities can begin to tackle rape culture on their campuses
Apr 14, 2016 05:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Lady Gagas performance of Til it happens to you at the 2016 Academy Awards drew worldwide attention to sexual violence, and specifically the recent increase in sexual assault on American university campuses. It...
For poor children, two healthy meals a day can keep obesity away
Apr 14, 2016 04:59 am UTC| Insights & Views
Schoolchildren who receive a nutritious lunchtime meal are less likely to be overweight or suffer from childhood obesity. And those who receive both breakfast and lunch are three times less likely to suffer this...
Understanding violence against the left in Indonesia
Apr 14, 2016 04:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Over the past year, public discussions and gatherings in Indonesia on left-wing ideas and the 1965 anti-communist purge, and even female punk groups have been forced to cancel or move to other venues due to pressure from...
If we want to solve London's housing crisis, we'll need to think small
Apr 14, 2016 03:01 am UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
Matthew Carmona, Professor of Planning and Urban Design Politicians are finally waking up to the fact that London has a housing crisis. Everyone, from the candidates for London mayor to the prime minister, has been...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects