A second Brexit vote is a real possibility now – here's why it should happen
Nov 18, 2016 15:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Thanks to a ruling in Londons high court, the UK appears to be moving towards making a decision about what Brexit means in a more democratic way. The flaws of the first EU referendum are well known. Despite being only...
With legal pot comes a problem: How do we weed out impaired drivers?
Nov 18, 2016 15:12 pm UTC| Law
On Nov. 8 voters in California, Maine, Massachusetts and Nevada approved ballot measures to legalize recreational cannabis. It is now legal in a total of eight states. And this creates potential problems for road safety....
How common are sexual harassment and rape in the United States?
Nov 16, 2016 12:13 pm UTC| Law Life
I have moved in the world as a woman and a man. I never realized the absence of fear, and the feeling of invulnerability until I lived as a man. These were activist Max Becks parting words to my Psychology of Women...
Gun control: California, Nevada and Washington tighten firearms regulations
Nov 16, 2016 12:09 pm UTC| Law
About 1.5 million people have been shot by a gun, 468,758 fatally, in the United States over the past 15 years. The majority, nearly two-thirds of gun deaths, are suicides; more than a third are gunshots due to...
Modi's surgical strike on black money relies on uptake of electronic payments
Nov 16, 2016 11:31 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Law
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modis decision to demonetise Rs500 and RS1,000 notes on November 8 came with very little warning. The decision, targeted at people hoarding black money, had to be executed swiftly to stop...
Briferendum Aftermath Series: Mark your calendars for 5th December
Nov 15, 2016 11:28 am UTC| Commentary Law
The lifeline to the pound given by the High Court ruling that the government will need to seek approval of the parliament in order to trigger the Article 50 divorce clause, the first requirement to begin the process of...
Trump's Supreme Court: abortion, gay rights, and more are on the line
Nov 15, 2016 10:21 am UTC| Law Politics
The deadlock over the lingering vacancy on the US Supreme Court may have been eclipsed by other issues in this election year, but dont be fooled: the courts ideological balance promises to be one of the defining issues of...
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