In first nationwide election since Roe was overturned, voters opt to protect abortion access

70-plus seems the new 50 for male politicians, but they’re threatening the world order

Joe Biden is turning 80 soon. Russia’s Vladimir Putin is 70; India’s Narendra Modi is 72, while China’s Xi Jinping at 69 is the youngest of...

A just transition must include the world’s massive “invisible” workforce

November 9, 2022 With COP27 underway in Egypt this week and COP15, the UN conference on biodiversity, coming up in Montreal in December, calls for a...

3D-printed guns are on the rise in Australia. How can we prevent them being made?

Last week, police seized about 80 illegal firearms across Victoria. These included eight homemade firearms, four of which were “military-style weapons”, as well as two 3D...

Midterms 2022: 4 experts on the effects of voter intimidation laws, widespread mail-in voting – and what makes a winner

With control of Congress and statehouses at stake, voters across the nation headed to the polls on Election Day 2022. That was after more than 42...

Can juries still deliver justice in high-profile cases in the age of social media?

The recent sudden end to the Bruce Lehrmann trial last month raises again whether the jury is fit for purpose in a 21st century hyper-connected world....

Is the global decline in democracy linked to social media? We combed through the evidence to find out

Here are two common ways of thinking about democracy in the online era. First, the internet is a liberation technology and will usher in an era...

If Democrats prevail during the midterms, TV advertising might have something to do with it

The neck-and-neck race for control of the U.S. Senate is particularly unwelcome news for Democrats. Not long ago, it looked as if they could maintain or...

America’s election systems are more than just machines – they’re people, who are overworked, underpaid and feeling pressured

When people think about making elections secure, they often think about voting machines, cybersecurity and mechanical threats. They don’t think about people. Since 2016, when there...

North Korea’s flurry of missile tests raises alarm – but are we seeing anything new?

The sustained frequency and intensity of North Korea’s missile launches in recent weeks has refocused attention on the Korean Peninsula at a time when the danger...