Society + Politics - The Deeping

Nov 4, 2024

Undoing the ‘deep state’ means Trump would undo over a century of progress in building a federal government for the people and not just for rich white men

Joseph Patrick Kelly, College of Charleston If elected, Donald Trump has vowed to demolish what he calls the “deep state” – a conspiratorial term for the American federal bureaucracy. A second Trump administration, running mate JD Vance has said, should fire thousands of civil servants and replace them with MAGA loyalists. Trump has

Nov 4, 2024

US elections: here’s what’s at stake for Europe, in three key areas

ph. French President Macron welcomes US Vice President Kamala Harris for a meeting at Elysee Palace In Paris, in November, 2021. Jo Bouroch/Shutterstock Waya Quiviger, IE University Many pundits are claiming that the 2024 contest will be the most important US election since 1860. Most Europeans would also agree. At stake is not

Nov 1, 2024

Patriot

Title: Patriot Author: Alexei Navalny (Author), Arch Tait (Translator), Stephen Dalziel (Translator) Pages: 496 Patriot is much more than just a memoir. It is a raw, deeply personal account of a man who defied an authoritarian regime with unshakeable courage, and paid the ultimate price for his convictions. In Patriot, Alexei Navalny, once

Oct 29, 2024

Threatening ‘the enemy within’ with force: Military ethicists explain the danger to important American traditions

ph. Members of the Utah National Guard were deployed to Washington in June 2020 in response to public protests and demonstrations. AP Photo/Alex Brandon Marcus Hedahl, United States Naval Academy and Bradley Jay Strawser, Naval Postgraduate School On the campaign trail, former President Donald Trump has declared there are serious threats to the

Oct 28, 2024

Israel’s ‘generals’ plan’ to clear Palestinians from north of Gaza could pave the way for settlers to return

Leonie Fleischmann, City St George’s, University of London Western political leaders were quick to argue that the killing of Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar, on October 17 presented a window of opportunity. Perhaps the decapitation of the militant group’s senior command would be a chance for renewed ceasefire talks and the release of the

Oct 23, 2024

Kenya’s female freedom fighters were the silent heroes of the anti-colonial movement – here are some of their stories

Bethany Rebisz, University of Bristol Each year in Kenya, familiar faces are feted at the national remembrance of the country’s heroes and heroines. Dedan Kimathi is arguably the most commemorated of figures. As one of the most prominent leaders of the anti-colonial Land and Freedom Army, Mau Mau, he has become a symbol

Oct 22, 2024

IDF actions against UN peacekeepers suggest Israel may be considering occupying part of southern Lebanon

Vanessa Newby, Leiden University and Chiara Ruffa, Sciences Po The United Nations security council has expressed strong concern for the safety of peacekeepers in Lebanon after a series of incidents over the past week in which UN positions have come under fire from the Israel Defense Forces as they continue their push in

Oct 17, 2024

Nobel peace prize awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivors’ group for its efforts to free the world of nuclear weapons

Eirini Karamouzi, University of Sheffield and Luc-André Brunet, The Open University The 2024 Nobel peace prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese grassroots organisation created by survivors of the two US atomic bombs that were dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. The Norwegian Nobel committee recognised

Oct 16, 2024

Cultural Legacy: Preserving Humanity’s Collective Memory

Cultural heritage embodies the physical and intangible treasures passed down from our ancestors, comprising historical edifices, languages, traditions, arts, and core values. Preserving this irreplaceable inheritance is paramount to maintaining cultural identity and cultivating a profound understanding of human history and its significance in today’s world. The humanities—through disciplines like history, archaeology, anthropology,

Oct 16, 2024

Discovery of 5,000-year-old farming society in Morocco fills a major gap in history – north-west Africa was a central player in trade and culture

Giulio Lucarini, National Research Council (CNR); Cyprian Broodbank, University of Cambridge, and Youssef Bokbot, Institut national des Sciences de l’Archéologie et du Patrimoine in Rabat A new discovery of an ancient farming society at Oued Beht in Morocco fills a centuries-old gap in history. It reveals that, 5,000 years ago, the Maghreb (north-west

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