Civil War: Alex Garland’s explosive film envisions a near-future America in the throes of all-out warfare
Alex Garland’s films have vividly conjured a virus-caused pandemic, like 2002’s “28 Days Later,” an uncontrollable artificial intelligence, 2014’s “Ex Machina,” and in his latest, “Civil War,” a near-future America...
Steve Martin: Holistic documentary explores the irony of life and career of the legendary performer
Steve Martin has long marveled at the many phases of his life. There was his youth as a Disneyland performer, surrounded by vaudeville performers and magicians. A decade as a stand-up before the sudden onset of stadium-sized popularity. An abrupt shift to movies....
Scholastic to publish first illustrated edition of “The Hunger Games” with original art by Nico Delort
A new deluxe edition of the worldwide bestseller “The Hunger Games,” the first novel of the dystopian Young Adult series set in the land of Panem by author Suzanne Collins, will feature an original collection of artwork. Scholastic announced that...
Workers and activists from Milwaukee to Manila hold May Day rallies in a call for greater labor rights
Workers, activists, and others from Milwaukee to capitals across Asia marked May Day with rallies and marches to call for better working conditions and greater labor rights. May Day, which falls on May 1, is observed in many countries as a day to celebrate...
Post-Pandemic absence: Analysis reveals thousands of students are still missing from U.S. schools
Since the pandemic first upended American education, an estimated 50,000 students are still missing from any kind of U.S. school. According to an analysis of public, private, and homeschool enrollment as of fall 2022, along with U.S. Census data in 22 states and...
When the arcane process of paperwork combines with poverty to prevent kids from attending school
It is unclear to Tameka how, or even when, her children became unenrolled from Atlanta Public Schools. But it was traumatic when, in fall 2021, they figured out it had happened. After more than a year of some form of pandemic online learning, students were all...
Affirming Learning: How schools can utilize crucial summer months and make education more equitable
By Rhea Almeida, Research Project Manager, NYU Metro Center, New York University When it comes to summer learning, the benefits are well documented. Students who consistently attend well-planned, high-quality programs achieve higher scores on math and language arts...
Justification of violence: How the rage of rural White Americans became a growing threat to democracy
By Thomas F. Schaller, Professor of Political Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Rural white voters have long enjoyed outsize power in American politics. They have inflated voting power in the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House and the Electoral College....
Wartime Entrepreneurs: Ukraine ramps up development of homemade weapons to help repel Russia
Ukraine needs any edge it can get to repel Russia from its territory. One emerging bright spot is its small but fast-growing defense industry, which the government is flooding with money in hopes that a surge of homemade weapons and ammunition can help turn the tide....
Fortress Russia: Putin managed to mute the impact of sanctions with help from friends like China and Iran
By Keith A. Preble, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, Miami University; Charmaine N. Willis, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, Skidmore College Almost two years after the West responded to the Russian invasion in Ukraine with a...
Putin mocks Ukraine conference while floating latest ploy for peace talks using 2022 draft document
A draft peace agreement that Russia and Ukraine negotiated in the early days of the conflict could serve as a starting point for talks to end the fighting, the Kremlin said recently, reviving a proposal that Ukraine had rejected. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov...
Pacifist principles: Japan steps away from its post-war policy by exporting military aid to Ukraine
Japan’s Cabinet approved a plan to sell future next-generation fighter jets to other countries on March 26. It is the latest step away from the pacifist principles the country adopted at the end of World War II. The controversial decision to allow international...
