The greatest obstacle to peace is dehumanisation: Ittay Flescher’s new book
Peace will be possible when both Palestinians and Jews understand the other’s essential humanity and deep roots in the land: An extract from ‘The Holy and the Broken’. By: Ittay…
The ancient Irish get far too much credit for Halloween
Lisa Bitel, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences This time of year, I often run across articles proclaiming Halloween a modern form of the pagan Irish holiday of…
Why neither side wants to end the war – yet
The sad truth is that Hamas and the Palestine supporters think they are on the cusp of victory, while Netanyahu thinks he is keeping himself out of court. Last updated:…
Moral distress: for primary care doctors, ‘doing the right thing’ can feel impossible
Getty Images James Greenslade-Yeats, Auckland University of Technology and Tago Mharapara, Auckland University of Technology July 23, 2026 Modern healthcare systems ask much of primary care doctors. They are expected…
When that man is dead and gone
By: Irving Berlin Satan, Satan Thought up a plan, dressed as a man, Walked in the earth and since he began, The world is hell for you and me, But…
Brazil creates four Amazon reserves as plans to pave rainforest highway advance
By: Bobbybascomb September 22, 2026 The Brazilian government has created four new sustainable development reserves in the Amazon as part of an effort to mitigate environmental damage from the controversial…
‘They know the house they are bombing is full of children’: NAZA’s directors on their devastating film about Israeli intelligence
by: Xan Brooks September 11, 2026 On a darkened rooftop in Tel Aviv, Israeli intelligence officers outline the details of their work. These men tell us how they helped develop…
America’s air monitors are disappearing. So is your power to expose polluters.
Across several states, a quiet chemical industry campaign is making it harder to hold polluters accountable. By: Ames Alexander/Floodlight Sep 9, 2026 Across much of the U.S., people have little…
ICE Treatment of Transgender Women Reversing Years-Long Practices
Women said they face harassment and lack proper medical care. By Beth Schwartzapfel September 12, 2026 This article was first published by The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering…
Listening for schizophrenia: How AI could help with early diagnosis
The speech of people with schizophrenia sounds subtly different from their healthy counterparts. Can AI hear those differences better than human psychiatrists? By Astrid Landon 09.09.2026 Schizophrenia is tough to…
Why working‑class people account for around 1% of lawmakers in the US – and only 2% in the average democracy around the world
By: Noam Lupu, Vanderbilt University and Nicholas Carnes, Duke University Both major U.S. political parties regularly tout their commitment to working-class Americans and claim to be the party of the…
Labor unions are growing, but where depends on state politics
by Kevin Hardy, Stateline September 4, 2026 Labor union membership continues to climb in the United States, though the increase remains sharply divided by the politics of individual states. Last…
NYC Delivery Workers Report Staggering Rates of Injury, Mental Health Issues
A new report by the CUNY School of Public Health is the first comprehensive look at the occupational risks faced by delivery workers since New York City implemented sweeping reforms…