Powerful black holes might grow up in bustling galactic neighborhoods

A quasar is a galactic object with a supermassive black hole in the center. International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Marenfeld, CC BY-NC-SA   As people, we are all...

Not religious, not voting? The ‘nones’ are a powerful force in politics – but not yet a coalition

Nearly 30% of Americans say they have no religious affiliation. Today the so-called “nones” represent about 30% of Democrats and 12% of Republicans – and they...

South Korean president’s anti-communist taunts are opening up deep divisions as country ponders alliance with Japan and US

Recent heated debate in South Korea about how its colonial-era independence movement should be remembered has exposed the deep faultlines that run through the country’s politics,...

China’s concerning new strategy on human rights: unite the world behind a ‘selective’ approach

For more than three decades, China has struggled to contain criticism of its human rights record. It faced a storm of outrage over the Tiananmen Square...

China is switching away from its aggressive ‘wolf warrior’ foreign policy – here’s why

As India prepares to host the G20 summit on September 9, there’s one person not readying his plane for the gathering of world leaders. China’s president...

4 ways to rein in China and Russia, alleged superpower perpetrators of atrocity crimes

The US broke global trade rules to try to fix climate change – to finish the job, it has to fix the trade system

The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, President Joe Biden’s landmark climate law, is now expected to prompt a trillion dollars in government spending to fight climate change...

London is a major reason for the UK’s inequality problem. Unfortunately, City leaders don’t want to talk about it

In recent years, there has been growing evidence that the UK economy is in poor shape. While the latest economic figures suggest it performed better as...

Poverty in Britain is firmaccly linked to the country’s mountain of private wealth – Labour must address this growing inequality

Labour’s shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has said that a Labour government would not raises taxes on wealth, capital gains or higher incomes. She does not, she...

Ukraine war: two good reasons the world should worry about Russia’s arms purchases from North Korea

US national security council official John Kirby noted on August 30 that arms transfer negotiations between North Korea and Russia are “actively advancing” as the Russian...