Giving evidence to members of the Home Affairs Select Committee at the Houses of Parliament, London in 2016. Press Association Archive. All rights reserved.Rosemary Bechler (RB): David, what prompted you…
When world champion free skier Gus Kenworthy came out, he did so in a big way, on the cover of ESPN. Of course, that doesn’t mean he did so without…
The Iraqi Army 16th Division on the way for the Mosul offensive in October 2016. Flickr/Quentin Bruno. Some rights reserved.After two weeks of military assault on the northern Iraqi city…
A FEW WEEKS AGO WHILE DUSTING THE BOOKSHELVES IN MY LIVING ROOM, I stopped to browse through the authors in my book collection. As I looked at the names of…
Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of the ruling Law and Justice party in Poland's Sejm, March 2016Poland has become yet another European country to take the risky route of a nationalist policy,…
As long as the sport has been around, baseball has been home to the most superstitious athletes in all of sports. Given the nature of a 162-game season, it’s no…
The openMovements series invites leading social scientists to share their research results and perspectives on contemporary social struggles. Pablo Iglesias at the closing rally in Madrid, June 24, 2016. Francisco…
Before Trump picked him to oversee the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt served as Oklahoma’s attorney general from 2011 until 2017. Over the course of his controversial tenure, an epidemic…
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon visiting Vanguard-class submarine HMS Vigilant at Faslane in Scotland, 2016. Danny Lawson / Press Association . All rights reserved. Jonathan Leader Maynard, who says there is…
President Donald Trump’s childish antics, outright lies, and dismissive attitude toward America’s allies has diminished the country’s standing on the world stage. After Trump’s embarrassing performance at the NATO summit, German Chancellor Merkel…
Erwin van Veen. All rights reserved.Last Sunday’s summit in Paris threw a welcome light on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that has faded into the background of the carnage in Syria, Iraq…
In a shocking Sept. 6 tweet, Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett says he was subjected to racist abuse at the hands of Las Vegas police. The outspoken Pro-Bowler said…