Phys.org – Politics

When we think of famine, we quickly think of a natural disaster, while there are often political causes as well. A famine like Ukraine’s Holodomor (1932–1933) is now recognized by more and more states as […]

Powerful legal and financial service industries are enabling kleptocracy and corrupt elites to operate with relative impunity, a new study shows.This post was originally published on this site

The State of the Nation Project, a bipartisan collaboration of former appointees and advisors from the past five presidential administrations, released its first comprehensive “State of the Nation” report to shed light on how the […]

Prison violence remains a significant yet underreported issue in the U.S. criminal justice system, leading to unsafe conditions for both incarcerated persons and staff. To address this pressing problem, a team of researchers has conducted […]

January 25 marked five years since the first COVID case was recorded in Australia.This post was originally published on this site

United States President Donald Trump recently issued an executive order to end federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. In the days since, Trump has even tried to blame a deadly Washington, D.C., plane crash […]

In a study amid current and at times heated debates over U.S.-Canada trade policy, researchers have assessed the long-term effects of the 1989 Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on the Canadian labor market using data […]

The number of sex offenses committed by strangers decreased significantly in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research shows.This post was originally published on this site

It’s been the biggest year for elections in human history: 2024 is a “super-cycle” year in which 3.7 billion eligible voters in 72 countries had the chance to go the polls. These are also the […]

November is National Native American Heritage Month in the U.S. This should be an opportunity for schools to discuss their country’s colonial history. But the picture that students receive is often sadly lacking.This post was […]