By Simon F. Haeder, Associate Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vision for US health policy prioritizes deregulation and leaves Americans with fewer benefits, services and protections.
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By Jennifer Selin, Associate Professor of Law, Arizona State University
A federal appeals court on March 26, 2025, upheld a temporary block on President Donald Trump’s deportation of hundreds of Venezuelan immigrants, including alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, to a maximum security prison in El Salvador.
The…
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By Rochelle Walensky, Bayer Fellow in Health and Biotech, American Academy in Berlin, Senior Fellow in the Women and Public Policy Program, Harvard Kennedy School
Nicole McCann, PhD Candidate in Health Services and Policy Research, Boston University
Americans are increasingly waiting weeks or even months to get an appointment to see a health care specialist.
This delay comes at a time when the population of aging adults is rising dramatically. By 2050, the number of adults over 85 is expected to triple, which will intensify the strain on an already stretched health care system. We wrote…
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By Olamide Samuel, Track II Diplomat and Expert in Nuclear Politics, University of Leicester
At a time of heightened geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine, intensified by strategic dynamics involving the US, Nato and Russia over Europe’s security, nuclear weapons are back on the agenda.
In recent times, Russia…
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By Jonathan Beloff, Postdoctoral Research Associate, King's College London
Rwanda’s foreign affairs ministry suspended all diplomatic relations with Belgium in March 2025. Soon afterwards, Belgium expelled Rwandan diplomats. This came weeks after Belgium had suspended foreign aid to Rwanda.…
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By Mohammad Amir Anwar, Senior Lecturer in African Studies and International Development, University of Edinburgh
Data workers in Africa often have a hard time. They face job insecurities – including temporary contracts, low pay, arbitrary dismissal and worker surveillance – and alarming physical and psychological health risks. The consequences of their work can include exhaustion, burnout, mental health strain, chronic stress, vertigo and weakening of eyesight.
Data…
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By Mong Palatino
"Every journalist has the right to work without fear or pressure in fulfilling their role as social watchdogs and holding those in power accountable."
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By Amnesty International
By Montse Ferrer, Deputy Asia-Pacific Director at Amnesty International In 2020, North Korean authorities reportedly executed a fishing boat captain by firing squad in front of 100 of his colleagues. His crime: secretly listening to Radio Free Asia (RFA), the US government-funded news outlet that has an estimated 50 million-plus listeners across Asia-Pacific. We only […] The post Trump’s gutting of RFA hits press freedom – and helps its opponents – across Asia appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Julius Kamau, a Kenyan human rights activist, holds a poster that reads "poverty is man-made" in Nairobi's Central Business District, October 25, 2022. © 2022 Sipa via AP Images Since 2020, the five richest men in the world have doubled their fortunes while almost five billion people have become poorer. A growing sense of economic injustice and insecurity is contributing to the rise of authoritarian movements around the world. Meanwhile, the world is set to blast past global heating targets. But this is not inevitable. What if, instead, economic decisions were…
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By Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney
Peter Dutton says co-hosting the 2026 UN climate summit is ‘madness’. But Australia would be mad to miss out on the benefits, including investment in renewables.
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