5 Best Lunches In the World
For the past few years, crafty food blogs have been pushing the Mason jar salad. You layer your salad with dressing on the bottom, followed by the denser vegetables, then…
Death, Rocard and the demise of European social democracy
Michel Rocard in 2012.WIkicommons/ Rama. Some rights reserved.An icon of French social democracy, flag bearer of the “second left”, strong partisan of the “parler vrai” (speaking the truth) – so…
He Grew Up American—Then His Dad Said, ‘We Need To Talk’
For most dreamers like Yongbin Chang, Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, has been life-changing legislation. On June 15, 2012, then President Barack Obama signed the highly popular policy into…
Turkey’s draft constitutional amendments: harking back to 1876?
AKP lawmaker Abdulhamit Gul, right, and MHP lawmaker Mehmet Parsak speak to the media about the constitutional amendment bill in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016. Burhan Ozbilici/Press Association. All…
A New, Visual Way To Connect With Autism
There can be a devastating moment between a young autistic child and his or her parents, when the struggle to connect can seem insurmountable. One father famously did it through the animated characters in Disney movies.…
The persistence of elite control in Syria
Lebanese anti-Government protest in September 2015. Hassan Ammar/ Press Association. All rights reserved.The UN still aims to facilitate a Syrian agreement for a transitional government by August, envoy Staffan de…
Forget School Assemblies: This Is A Better Way To End Bullying
There’s a reason one of the best-selling young-adult novels of the 21st century is titled Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life. Between raging hormones, first crushes, cliques, and…
Gloria Steinem: toward a feminist foreign policy
Gloria Steinem leads Women Cross DMZ, an international group of women peace activists crossing the border between North and South Korea in 2015. Photo: Niana LiuGloria Steinem’s name has become…
Cherán. 5 years of self-government in an indigenous community in Mexico
The openMovements series invites leading social scientists to share their research results and perspectives on contemporary social struggles. Concejo Mayor de Gobierno Comunal. Authors' photographs.The struggle of Cherán is one…
Post-conflict in Colombia (18) Amnesty and pardon in the peace process
President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia presents a copy of a peace agreement that was forged in his country to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Sept. 19, 2016. AP Photo/Craig…
How Did Health Insurance Get So Complicated? Here Are Some Answers
With the passage of the Republicans’ health care act, the House of Representatives seems to be saying that coming up with a plan to insure Americans really wasn’t all that…
Chilcot's blind spot: Iraq War report buries oil evidence, fails to address motive
British troops carry out an evening patrol targeting smugglers at an oil plant in southern Iraq in 2003. Credit: David Cheskin / PA Archive/Press Association Images. All rights reserved. The…