Is there hope for a Hong Kong Revolution?
Hong Kong protesters shelter behind a thin barrier – and umbrellas – as police fire tear gas and encircle a group of demonstrators. AP Photo/Vincent Yu Paul…
Urban unrest propels global wave of protests
Chilean police clash with anti-government demonstrators during a protest in Santiago, Chile, Nov. 12, 2019. Santiago is one of a dozen cities…
Facebook: fake accounts, fake news, political ADs, and political manipulation
Facebook a political force to be reckoned with. Especially for Democrats and even more so for Elisabeth Warren. This chart shows Facebook’s…
Leaked documents on Uighur detention camps in China – an expert explains the key revelations
The leaked documents reflect Chinese President Xi Jinping’s personal involvement in driving the campaign of repression in Xinjiang. Photo: Felipe Trueba/EPA –…
Trump and Johnson are leading the attack against the rule of law
President Donald Trump meets with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2019. Both men have put the rule of law in…
IPCC report paints catastrophic picture of melting ice and rising sea levels – and reality may be even worse
The City of Bergen has always had its own little problems for its citizens to disagree about and it’s politicians to discuss…
What’s going on in South America? Understanding the wave of protests
Demonstrators clash with a police water cannon during a recent anti-government protest in Santiago, Chile. Several South American countries have been experiencing…
What is a ‘mass extinction’ and are we in one now?
Humans are causing what ice ages and asteroids caused before them. Keith Roper/Flickr, CC BY-SA Frédérik Saltré, Flinders University and Corey J.…
Why tyranny could be the inevitable outcome of democracy
At the dawn of democracy, Plato foresaw an unfortunate end. vangelis aragiannis/Shutterstock.com Lawrence Torcello, Rochester Institute of Technology Plato, one of the earliest thinkers and writers about democracy,…
Antarctica’s first zero emission research station shows that sustainable living is possible anywhere
The Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Research Station. James Linighan, Author provided Kate Winter, Northumbria University, Newcastle As a scientist investigating climate change, I’m…
