Two violent men, two symptoms of the same sickness
Jun 14, 2016 10:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
America woke up this weekend to the news of the deadliest civilian mass shooting in the nations history. The senseless tragedy will undoubtedly evoke anger, sadness, and helplessness. In the meantime, many will forget...
Gun researchers see a public health emergency in Orlando mass shooting. Here's why.
Jun 14, 2016 10:38 am UTC| Insights & Views Health Law
Editors note: We turned to two public health researchers on gun violence to help us understand the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Florida. Sandro Galea is the dean of Boston Universitys School of Public Health. Ziming...
Emancipated wenches in gaudy jewellery: the liberating bling of the goldfields
Jun 14, 2016 09:13 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Her name was Lola. She was a showgirl. But thats not all she was. Not by a long stretch. Lola Montez. Lola Montez was born in Limerick, Ireland in 1818, and christened Maria Eliza Delores Rosanna Gilbert. She...
Woolworths and Coles should heed simplicity lesson from Aldi
Jun 14, 2016 08:51 am UTC| Insights & Views
Woolworths is ditching its Select private label range. It intends to launch a new brand for a more focused range of products that promises more bang for the buck. The move comes after Woolworths decided in March to axe its...
Two big flaws in the Economists for Brexit plan
Jun 14, 2016 08:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
There are numerous studies showing the economic costs of Brexit and the weight of academic opinion backs these estimates. But the Vote Leave campaign does have a small group of economists who claim that the UK can be...
Australian Christian Lobby: the rise and fall of the religious right
Jun 14, 2016 08:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
We see their spokespeople quoted in the papers and their ads on TV, but beyond that we know very little about how Australias lobby groups get what they want. This series shines a light on the strategies, political...
Is coal the only way to deal with energy poverty in developing economies?
Jun 14, 2016 08:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature Economy
As the world moves to combat climate change, its increasingly doubtful that coal will continue to be a viable energy source, because of its high greenhouse gas emissions. But coal played a vital role in the Industrial...
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