Turkey’s suppression of the Kurdish political movement continues to fuel a deadly armed conflict
Apr 24, 2024 09:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The world has 91 democracies and 88 autocracies. Yet 71% of the worlds population (some 5.7 billion people) are living under autocratic rule, a big jump from 48% ten years ago. This trend towards authoritarianism can...
Supreme Court appears open to Starbucks’ claims in labor-organizing case
Apr 24, 2024 09:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Business
What factors must a court consider when the National Labor Relations Board requests an order requiring an employer to rehire terminated workers before the completion of unfair labor practice proceedings? Thats the...
Apr 23, 2024 08:07 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Eventually, most adults reach a point where we realize we are out of touch with those much younger than us. Perhaps it is a pop culture reference that sparks the realization. For me, this moment happened when I was in...
EU migration overhaul stresses fast-track deportations and limited appeal rights for asylum seekers
Apr 23, 2024 08:07 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The European Parliament adopted its Pact on Migration and Asylum on April 10, 2024, clearing a major hurdle on its way to becoming European Union law. The package of regulations and directives seeks to update EU policies...
How corporate involvement in psychedelic research could threaten public safety
Apr 23, 2024 08:06 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
In the mid-20th century, psychedelics were deemed illegal substances with little medical purpose, a high potential for abuse and a lack of safety. However, emerging evidence suggests the opposite; a potential role for...
Apr 23, 2024 08:06 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics
Georgias ruling party attempted to pass a controversial bill on foreign agents in March 2023. The law would have required civil society groups and the media to register as being under foreign influence if they receive...
Vulture Capitalism: Grace Blakeley’s new book is smart on what has gone wrong since the 1980s
Apr 23, 2024 08:05 am UTC| Insights & Views
Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts and the Death of Freedom is the latest book from the English economic and political journalist and rising progressive star Grace Blakeley. The 30-year-old describes...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects