Category: Analysis
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Why can’t we feel the Earth moving?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Nilakshi Veerabathina, Professor of Physics Instruction, University of Texas at Arlington The Earth’s rotation makes the stars look like they’re moving. Qu Yubao/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an…
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How Philly anarcho-punks blended music, noise and social justice in the 1990s and 2000s
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Edward Avery-Natale, Professor of Sociology, Mercer County Community College A scene from R.A.M.B.O.’s last-ever show in Philadelphia (before a reunion in 2024) at Starlight Ballroom on May 27, 2007. Joseph A. Gervasi/LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! While New York City is commonly considered the birthplace of American…
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How Squishmallow collecting helped me cope with grief, make new enemies and find ‘villains’ worth studying
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Danielle Hass, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Marketing, West Virginia University I was one of the millions of people who lost someone to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the nonstop news about the “new normal,” my grief felt invisible. I took shallow solace in my phone and…
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A Great Lakes oil pipeline faces 3 controversies with no speedy resolutions
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Mike Shriberg, Professor of Practice & Engagement, School for Environment & Sustainability; Director of the University of Michigan Water Center, University of Michigan A section of Enbridge’s Line 5 runs along the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan. Michigan Department of Environment, Great…
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Vaccine mandates misinformation: 2 experts explain the true role of slavery and racism in the history of public health policy – and the growing threat ignorance poses today
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Lauren MacIvor Thompson, Assistant Professor of History and Interdisciplinary Studies, Kennesaw State University Vaccination rates in Florida schools have dipped below the threshold for immunity to certain preventable diseases. Suzi Media Production/iStock via Getty Images Plus On Sept. 3, 2025, Florida announced its plans to…
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Criticisms against Spotify keep mounting. Luckily there are alternatives
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Michael James Walsh, Associate Dean and Associate Professor in Social Sciences, University of Canberra Spotify has been subject to various lingering critiques. These range from criticism of its payment model, to the presence of “fake artists”, the Joe Rogan boycott saga, and controversies around AI-made…
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Is Benjamin Netanyahu on a mission to realise a Greater Israel?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Amin Saikal, Adjunct Professor of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Victoria University, Australian National University Much of the world is focused on a two-state solution in resolving the long-running Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears devoted to realising his vision…
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UK and other Western nations recognize Palestinian state ahead of UN meetings – but symbolic action won’t make statehood happen
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Maha Nassar, Associate Professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Arizona Pro-Palestinian Americans gather in New York at a march to the U.N. on Sept. 18, 2025. Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images Recognition of a Palestinian state is likely…
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UK and other Western states recognize Palestinian state ahead of UN meetings – but symbolic action won’t make statehood happen
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Maha Nassar, Associate Professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Arizona Pro-Palestinian Americans gather in New York at a march to the U.N. on Sept. 18, 2025. Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images Recognition of a Palestinian state is likely…
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UK and other Western states recognize Palestinian state ahead of U.N. meeting – but symbolic action alone won’t make statehood happen
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Maha Nassar, Associate Professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Arizona Pro-Palestinian Americans gather in New York at a march to the U.N. on Sept. 18, 2025. Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images Recognition of a Palestinian state is likely…