by Rachel Layne, The Journalist’s Resource If it feels like news coverage of the compounds colloquially named “forever chemicals” is everywhere, there’s a reason: The pace of research and likely government regulation for PFAS, short for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, is accelerating. In March, the U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency proposed limits on
by Santiago Villa for Global Investigative Journalism Network • October 9, 2023 Criminal activity tends to thrive where state oversight is weakest, so it’s no wonder that cryptocurrencies are the financial tool of choice for criminals around the world. Although the percentage of criminal transactions in crypto compared to the percentage of transactions
Frans Viljoen, University of Pretoria The Mauritius Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a law that criminalises consensual same-sex acts between adult men. The decision boosts the trend in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region towards decriminalisation. Now, a slight majority – nine out of 16 member states – do not prohibit gay
Nina Gren, Lund University During the 20 years I have been involved in research with Palestinians in the occupied territories, accounts of despair and frustration, and at times resignation and hopelessness, have been a constant theme. As other recent articles in The Conversation have highlighted, the situation in the West Bank and the
ph. Anas-Mohammed / Shutterstock Sergio García Magariño, Universidad Pública de Navarra The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the longest and most violent ongoing modern conflicts. It involves multiple causes, and includes various actors, one of which is Hamas, perpetrators of the brutal attack on Israel that has initiated the war in Gaza. But
Palestinian children play outside an UNRWA school following Israeli airstrikes on Oct. 12, 2023. Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images Topher L. McDougal, University of San Diego International aid groups are warning that they cannot deliver food and other basic services to people in the Gaza Strip and that a “dire” humanitarian crisis is
To understand the magnitude of America’s shift towards renewable energy, it’s essential to evaluate the economic dimensions. Historically, the US’s energy sector, especially oil and coal, has been a significant employment generator. The states of West Virginia and Texas, for instance, have deep-rooted socio-economic ties to coal and oil, respectively. As we transition
Jad Adams, University of London In the middle of the final decade of the 19th century, Britain was the most powerful and richest nation on earth, with the largest empire ever known. The nation might be thought to have had nothing of which to be frightened, yet frightened it was. Many Britons of
Title: “The Abuse of Power: Confronting Injustice in Public Life” Author: Theresa May In “The Abuse of Power: Confronting Injustice in Public Life”, former Prime Minister Theresa May pens a fervent and incisive narrative detailing her front-row encounters with numerous instances of power misuse, ethical slips, and downright corruption at the very heart
by Duaa Eldeib ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Series: Stillbirths:When Babies Die Before Taking Their First Breath The U.S. has not prioritized stillbirth prevention, and American parents are losing babies even as other countries make