Holding war crimes trials during active hostilities is rare. Proceedings in Ukraine also open the risk of Russian show trials,…
At 6 feet, 8 inches tall, Brittney Griner has become an international basketball star. She is now locked up in a Russian…
Countries would likely need to set up new courts to prosecute Vladimir Putin for illegally invading Ukraine – but this…
There is a mental and psychological dimension to what leads people to commit mass killings. But it is not mental illness…
The three leading candidates in the GOP Senate primary race in Pennsylvania all hitched their wagons to Trump. But will…
From the founding of the U.S., public schools were seen as a key way to develop an informed, active citizenry. Social studies…
A Supreme Court scholar explains the significance of the recent Supreme Court leaked draft opinion.
Despite a series of federal measures requiring greater efforts to preserve family unity, many policies make life harder…
A scholar of social work shares what he has learned about colorism by conducting research in more than 20 countries over…
Your willingness to get a vaccination is tied to your political party. And that may have deadly consequences.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is against allowing two Scandinavian countries to join NATO over what he deems their…
Researchers created an imaginary nonprofit and told participants in a survey that it served different kinds of people. Their…
In trying to present violent events in ‘neutral’ language, media reports may be ignoring power imbalances when it comes…
Data privacy is an abstract issue for most people, even though virtually everyone is at risk. If abortion becomes illegal,…
In 1983, a constitutional referendum outlawed abortion in Ireland. In 2018, another referendum repealed the ban and legalized…
Ukraine says thousands of Ukrainian children have been kidnapped by Russian soldiers, which is a war crime. The US government…
A suspect apparently motivated by a white supremacist agenda shot dead 10 shoppers. Analysis shows that mass shootings –…
Framers of the Constitution put in a clause giving lawmakers immunity from liability for any ‘speech or debate.’ Interpreting…
Italian aid workers charged with helping migrants travel through the country were acquitted in May 2022. But migrants are…
These nonprofits help with abortion access, but on average they don’t cover all costs, researchers have found.