AMERICAS
-
South America’s second-largest forest is also burning – and ‘environmentally friendly’ charcoal is subsidizing its destruction
By Joel E. Correia, University of Florida The fires raging across the Brazilian Amazon have captured the world’s attention. Meanwhile,…
Read More » -
Could President Trump be impeached and convicted – but also reelected?
By Austin Sarat, Amherst College The launching of an “official impeachment inquiry” into President Donald Trump’s conduct has sailed America…
Read More » -
Spies and the White House have a history of running wild without congressional oversight
By Charles Tiefer, University of Baltimore At the heart of the current crisis over President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukrainian…
Read More » -
Trump’s major crimes
Impeachment finally under way. The long-delayed impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump are finally starting, but at present the focus is…
Read More » -
Intelligence whistleblowers often pay a severe price
By Jennifer M. Pacella, Indiana University When President Donald Trump likened a whistleblower’s White House sources to spies and made…
Read More » -
Would ousting Trump rebuild the country’s faith in government? Lessons from Latin America
By Rachel E. Bowen, The Ohio State University The House of Representatives has opened an impeachment inquiry against President Donald…
Read More » -
US citizenship applications are backlogged, prolonging the wait for civil and voting rights
By Ming Hsu Chen, University of Colorado Boulder Every year, hundreds of thousands of people apply for citizenship in the…
Read More » -
Low interest rates can be a real danger
The Federal Reserve Bank announced on Wednesday that it was dropping its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percent for…
Read More » -
Austrian Parliament thumbs down Mercosur-EU deal
Austria’s Parliament Wednesday voted to veto the treaty between Mercosur and the European Union, a decision which will stop the…
Read More » -
Wall Street is ignoring the omens of recession – here’s why
By Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University The world is on the brink of a recession, if all the breathless headlines…
Read More »