Relationship Euphoria: Why the joys of Transgender families are lost in media coverage of anti-trans issues
By Derek P. Siegel, Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology, UMass Amherst Since the beginning of 2023, 49 U.S. state legislatures have introduced over 500 anti-trans bills. While mainstream media increasingly cover violence and legislative attacks against trans people, many...
Modern Slavery: How American consumers enable global supply chains to exploit child workers
By Stuart Milligan, Associate Teaching Professor of Supply Chain Management, Thompson Rivers University; and Nancy Southin, Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management, Thompson Rivers University Even though the practice of slavery has been formally abolished, an...
Global Ambitions: What peace for Ukraine means to authoritarian leaders in Moscow and Beijing
By Ronald Suny, Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan Just a few days after being branded a war criminal in an international arrest warrant, Russian President Vladimir Putin was talking peace with his most important ally, Chinese president...
Lack of empathy: Growing anxiety and depression follows wave of activism for Black social workers
By Carmen Reese Foster, Interim Online MSSW Program Director, Assistant Professor of Practice, Director of Alumni Affairs, University of Tennessee When George Floyd was brutally murdered in the summer of 2020, a wave of activism spread throughout the country. People...
Latino youth comprise nearly 30% of students in public schools but struggle with sense of belonging
By Sophia Rodriguez, Assistant Professor of Urban Education and Policy, University of Maryland Latino youth in middle and high school have a lower sense of belonging at school and in the community overall when compared with white peers. That is a key finding from my...
How Jane Rosenberg’s courtroom sketch of Donald Trump created a viral sensation from a dying art
By Anita Lam, Associate Professor, York University, Canada For the first time in its history, “The New Yorker” featured a courtroom sketch on its cover. The image, which appears on its April 17, 2023, issue, gives viewers a glimpse of a historic court...
Ron DeSantis faces revelations about his military assignment in Guantanamo’s “Torture Machine”
Recently, there have been troubling revelations about Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a leading 2024 GOP presidential aspirant, concerning his conduct as a Navy JAG officer at Guantanamo Bay. His responsibilities at the detention facility apparently included responding...
Medical gaslighting continues for people with long COVID more than 3 years into the pandemic
By Simran Purewal, Research Associate, Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University; Kaylee Byers, Regional Deputy Director, BC Node of the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative; Senior Scientist, Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society, Simon Fraser...
A hidden people: How generations still experience the trauma of being uprooted from their homes
By Dina Matar, Professor, Political Communication and Arab Media, SOAS, University of London When Palestinians commemorate the Nakba on May 15, they are not only remembering a violent historical event that took place 75 years ago which led to the uprooting of over...
The Nakba at 75: Why Palestinians continue to struggle for recognition of their catastrophe
By Maha Nassar, Associate Professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Arizona On May 15, 2023, the United Nations will stage a high-level special meeting to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, the mass displacement of...
A quest for significance: Why mass shooters seek a shortcut to stardom fueled by grievances
By Arie Kruglanski, Professor of Psychology, University of Maryland An acutely troubling aspect of life in contemporary America is the growing proliferation of mass shootings that claim thousands of innocent lives year after painful year and make everyone feel unsafe....
Survey finds majority of Wisconsin residents delay or decline access to medical care due to fear of cost
More than half of Wisconsin residents, including people with insurance coverage, delayed or decided to forgo health care because of the cost, according to survey results that were recently published. Some skipped a recommended medical test or treatment. Some cut pills...
