CHRISTMAS – Five things to know about Mary, the mother of Jesus
Jan van Eyck, The Ghent Altarpiece, 1432. Virgin Mary detail. (Wikimedia Commons) By PHILIP C. ALMOND The University of Queensland MARY, THE MOTHER OF JESUS, is [Continue]
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CLIMATE – How an ‘atmospheric river’ led to floods and mudslides in B.C.
By JOHN J. CLAGUE Simon Fraser University THE WEST COAST of Canada is known for its wet autumn weather, but the storm that British Columbia’s Fraser Valley experienced over [Continue]
POLITICS – Why minority governments have been good, and sometimes bad
By ALEX MARLAND Memorial University of Newfoundland CANADA HAS ANOTHER MINORITY government. Is this good or bad for Canadian democracy? Mostly good — for now. There’s a [Continue]
POLITICS – Think the danger is past? Wrong; insurrection threat isn’t over
By JACK L. ROZDILSKY York University, Canada IN A DARK AND SURREAL MOMENT in American history, on the afternoon of Jan. 6, a group of Americans staged a violent protest by [Continue]
U.S. ELECTION – Trump takes a leaf out of autocrat playbook with victory claim
By NATASHA LINDSTAEDT University of Essex In the months leading up to US election day, it was predicted that Donald Trump would not accept the results if he lost, would cast [Continue]
POLITICS – Trump’s hospitalization may cause instability at the White House
By JACK L. ROZDILSKY York University, Canada WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT of President Donald Trump’s hospitalization for COVID-19, a dangerous situation is now unfolding at the [Continue]
POLITICS – Sorting out the chaotic ‘debate’ between Biden and Trump
Alison Gash, University of Oregon; Alexander Cohen, Clarkson University, and Rashawn Ray, University of Maryland President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden [Continue]
POLITICS – With Harris pick, Biden reaches out to young black Americans
By SAM FULWOOD III American University and DAVID C. BARKER American University School of Public Affairs WITH HIS choice of Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate, Joe Biden [Continue]
POLICING – How police departments can identify and get rid of killer cops
By TEMITOPE ORIOLA University of Alberta THE GLOBAL CONDEMNATION of the death of George Floyd, one of the latest in a constellation of officer-involved deaths of unarmed [Continue]
POLITICS – Why leaders who bullshit are more dangerous than those who lie
By HAMID FOUROUGHI University of Portsmouth MARIANNA FOTAKI University of Warwick YIANNIS GABRIEL University of Bath BULLSHIT SEEMS TO BE the new currency in politics. Around [Continue]
COVID-19 – What cities can learn about planning for life after the pandemic
By JILL GRANT Dalhousie University FOR DECADES, epidemiologists have warned of the risks of new pandemics in our world of stressed natural environments, densely populated [Continue]
POLITICS – Bernie drops out as Democrats pick pragmatism over consistency
By ADAM HODGES University of Colorado Boulder IN MANY WAYS, Bernie Sanders is the anti-Trump. And, in important ways, he ran his campaign as the anti-Biden. Sanders bowed out [Continue]
CONVERSATION – By calling survivors ‘heroes,’ we miss the full picture
By ANNIE ST. JOHN-STARK Thompson Rivers University WHEN DISASTER STRIKES — a hurricane, a terror attack, a landslide — we are quick to label the survivors as heroes. On [Continue]
HARRY AND MEGHAN – Let’s laud them for their self-care and leave them alone
By SHANA MacDONALD University of Waterloo In just the first month of 2020, #MeghanandHarry has been trending across social media more often than not. In a series of public [Continue]
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