Five years after they voted in their first free and fair elections for quarter of a century, the people of Myanmar will go to the polls this November. A country with a troubled and violent history, Myanmar gained independence from the British in 1948. In its formative years, the countryContinue Reading
Franzi/Shutterstock There has long been a general assumption that human beings are essentially selfish. We’re apparently ruthless, with strong impulses to compete against each other for resources and to accumulate power and possessions. If we are kind to one another, it’s usually because we have ulterior motives. If we areContinue Reading
India experiences another episode of real-life violence triggered by online hate speech Image via Pexels by Pixabay. Free to use (CC0) An inflammatory Facebook post provoked violent clashes between protesters and police in Bangalore on August 11, leaving three dead and dozens injured. The post alleged sexual offenses against a minor and wasContinue Reading
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Green spaces near schools was also linked to higher fitness levels in teens. Jacek Chabraszewski/ Shutterstock The places and communities that we live in play an important role in our physical health. What we have access to on our doorstep is important to motivating – or preventing – our physicalContinue Reading
Children are at high risk of domestic violence and abuse, but are often left out of research and strategies to address it. Joaquin Corbalan P/Shutterstock Government instruction to stay home during coronavirus lockdown was life-threatening for those caught up in violent or abusive relationships. Sixteen women and girls were killedContinue Reading
Recount results only reinforced the election commission’s initial findings Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Keith Rowley addresses the gathering at President’s House in Port of Spain, after the swearing in of his new Cabinet on August 19, 2020. Screenshot taken from the CCN TV6 livestream of the swearing-in ceremony. NineContinue Reading
This year’s school results in England have highlighted how a narrow focus on so-called academic standards can hide much greater issues of justice in how we assess student performance. The coronavirus pandemic has laid bare underlying problems – but these issues have existed for a long time. This is anContinue Reading
Over 7,000 people have been detained in mass protests since August 9 Police vans, a souvenir from Belarus on sale at the Ў Gallery of Contemporary Art in Minsk, Belarus, 2017. Photo (c): Maxim Edwards, used with permission. When the official results of Belarus’ presidential elections were announced on AugustContinue Reading
The scale of public anger over the automated downgrading of thousands of students’ A-level results highlights how much social and political power algorithmic decision-making now has. As well as students’ grades, algorithms are now deciding all sorts of things that hugely impact ordinary people’s lives, from loan applications to jobContinue Reading
