The World is Designed for Men
Source: Medium BY Kat Ely Designer & cofounder @cleardesignlab & @_plusfab artist, climber, and lover of new ideas and problems. Blind by Design is a series focused on addressing systemic biases within […]
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Deep racial, partisan divisions in Americans’ views of police officers
Source: Pew Research Center BY HANNAH FINGERHUT While a large majority of Americans rate police officers positively on a 0-to-100 “feeling thermometer,” whites and blacks differ widely in their views, including […]
Proposed amendments to the U.S. Constitution seldom go anywhere
Source: Pew Research Center BY DREW DESILVER U.S. politicians say they revere the Constitution, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have plenty of ideas for changing it. Since 1999, 742 proposed amendments […]
5 facts about government debt around the world
Source: Pew Research Center BY ABBY BUDIMAN AND DREW DESILVER Public debt has increased sharply in many countries in recent years, particularly during and after the Great Recession. Globally, the total amount of […]
How the U.S. Hispanic population is changing
Source: Pew Research Center BY ANTONIO FLORES The Latino population in the United States has reached nearly 58 million in 2016 and has been the principal driver of U.S. demographic growth, accounting for […]
Americans see men as the financial providers, even as women’s contributions grow
Source: Pew Research Center BY KIM PARKER AND RENEE STEPLER In about a third of married or cohabiting couples in the United States, women bring in half or more of the earnings, a […]
Going into election, Germans are happy with their economy and political establishment
Source: Pew Research Center BY DOROTHY MANEVICH Supporters of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, top candidate for the conservative Christian Democratic Union party in the upcoming general elections, hold up posters to […]
Still in Limbo: About a Million Asylum Seekers Await Word on Whether They Can Call Europe Home
Source: Pew Research Center About half of Europe’s 2015-16 asylum applicants had decisions still pending at end of 2016 BY PHILLIP CONNOR A refugee child at the Berlin administration facility for […]
People in the Philippines Still Favor U.S. Over China, but Gap Is Narrowing
Source: Pew Research Center Duterte and his war on drugs are seen positively by most Filipinos BY JACOB POUSHTER AND CALDWELL BISHOP Rodrigo Duterte claimed the presidency of the Philippines in May 2016, […]
Science News and Information Today
Source: Pew Research Center A majority of Americans rely on general outlets for science news but more say specialty sources get the facts right about science BY CARY FUNK, JEFFREY GOTTFRIED AND AMY MITCHELL […]
Fluoride exposure in utero linked to lower IQ in kids, study says
Source: CNN By Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN)Increased levels of prenatal fluoride exposure may be associated with lower cognitive function in children, a new study says. The study, published Tuesday […]
Hurricanes: A perfect storm of chance and climate change?
Source: BBC News BY Matt McGrath Environment correspondent The succession of intense and deadly tropical cyclones that have barrelled across the Atlantic in recent weeks have left many people wondering if a […]
Caravan of Love takes its peace message to Indian families touched by hate
Source: The Guardian Huizhong Wu in Ahmedabad Wednesday 20 September 2017 05.00 BSTLast modified on Wednesday 20 September 2017 05.52 BST A police escort is a must when travelling in the Karwan-e-Mohabbat, or “Caravan of […]
Film starring Pope Francis as himself gets first screening at Vatican
Source: The Guardian Beyond the Sun, to be released at Christmas, tells story of children searching for God, with proceeds going to charity Pope Francis is expected to attend the […]
Why religious belief isn’t a delusion – in psychological terms, at least
Source: The Guardian Religious beliefs are typically incompatible with scientific evidence and observable reality, but aren’t considered to be delusions. Why not? There’s nothing to be concerned about, in the […]
Political reporter beaten to death in north-east India
Source: The Guardian Shantanu Bhowmick attacked with sticks outside Agartala two weeks after high-profile murder of another journalist indi Indian journalists at a road blockade set up over the killing of […]
Two in five European Muslims have felt discriminated against – survey
Source: The Guardian Study for EU’s fundamental rights agency finds 30% say they have been insulted and 2% physically assaulted in past 12 months Nearly 40% of women who wore […]
Rohingya crisis: Rakhine aid boat ‘blocked by Myanmar mob’
Source: BBC News Police in Myanmar’s Rakhine state have fired warning shots to disperse a Buddhist mob trying to block a boat carrying aid, reports say. The boat was bound […]
Why doesn’t the Muslim community look up to its black celebrities?
Source: The Washington Post By Sarah A. Harvard September 20 at 6:00 AM Actor Mahershala Ali, winner of the Best Supporting Actor award for “Moonlight,” poses with his Oscar as he arrives […]
On Rosh Hashanah, Jewish communities try repenting for gun violence and racism
Source: Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer The synagogue members hammered stakes into the ground on a hot September afternoon, then draped each one with a t-shirt bearing the name of a […]