Will Covid-19 inspire an increasing trust in Science?
6 min read Three leading scholars take on this tricky question. Note that while this piece is written for a general audience, it resembles a mini academic study.
Defund the Police? The historical importance of slogans
6 min read Austin McCoy, Assistant Professor of History at Auburn University, discusses slogans in the context of recent events, including the George Floyd protests
COVID-19 makes us all temporarily Vulnerable. Unfortunately, some Immigrants face this Vulnerability all the time
4 min read Richard Wright is the Orvil E. Dryfoos Chair of Public Affairs at the Department of Geography at Dartmouth College
Coronavirus provides an opportunity to establish a four-day work week
4 min read Karen Foster, Associate Professor of Sociology and Social Anthropology at Dalhousie University, makes the case for a four-day work week
Why are white supremacists protesting the deaths of black people?
3 min read This is a must read for anyone interested in the recent protests
Why our Mental Health System Is Failing Us
4 min read In the future, people will laugh at the way we currently treat mental health, argues Steven C. Hayes, Nevada Foundation Professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Nevada Reno
Globalization, Past and Future
2 min read A brief though important review by Diane Coyle, Economist and Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge
In Defense of the Federal Reserve’s Bailout
6 min read While he opposed the 2008 Bailout, Dean Baker, Senior Economist, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington D.C., argues that the current one was necessary
Hours before facing court proceedings from openDemocracy, UK government releases NHS COVID data deals with big tech
4 min read Some insightful details about the health data that big tech is collecting