Little League World Series Player Has A Curious Pre-Game Ritual
As long as the sport has been around, baseball has been home to the most superstitious athletes in all of sports. Given the nature of a 162-game season, it’s no…
Are we Spaniards better off five years afterwards?
The openMovements series invites leading social scientists to share their research results and perspectives on contemporary social struggles. Pablo Iglesias at the closing rally in Madrid, June 24, 2016. Francisco…
Man-Made Earthquakes Aren’t Just Real—They’re Officially An Insurance Risk
Before Trump picked him to oversee the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt served as Oklahoma’s attorney general from 2011 until 2017. Over the course of his controversial tenure, an epidemic…
Deconstructing nuclear deterrence
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon visiting Vanguard-class submarine HMS Vigilant at Faslane in Scotland, 2016. Danny Lawson / Press Association . All rights reserved. Jonathan Leader Maynard, who says there is…
Leaked Video Shows Australia’s Prime Minister Roasting Donald Trump
President Donald Trump’s childish antics, outright lies, and dismissive attitude toward America’s allies has diminished the country’s standing on the world stage. After Trump’s embarrassing performance at the NATO summit, German Chancellor Merkel…
From Ramallah to Paris: the Middle East’s forgotten conflict
Erwin van Veen. All rights reserved.Last Sunday’s summit in Paris threw a welcome light on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that has faded into the background of the carnage in Syria, Iraq…
Michael Bennett Did Not Mince Words As He Described Being Detained By Cops
In a shocking Sept. 6 tweet, Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett says he was subjected to racist abuse at the hands of Las Vegas police. The outspoken Pro-Bowler said…
On 25 years of postmodernity in the South Caucasus
Life in Stepantsminda village, Georgia. CC Marco Fieber / Flickr. Some rights reserved.The village of Sadakhlo sits at the intersection of borders between Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. Lauded in Soviet…
Wonder Woman’s Latest Superpower: Teaching Girls How To Code
Some men got so bent out of shape over movie theaters hosting women-only screenings of the superhero flick Wonder Woman that they whined on social media that it was reverse…
Ohio Supreme Court Stops Cleveland Cavaliers Stadium
For close to a year, Dan Gilbert, the Cleveland Cavaliers owner and subprime mortgage huckster, has been trying to snatch $70 million in tax breaks and other subsidies from the…
Trump in context
A revolt from the margins? Donald Trump's supporters at a campaign rally. Charles Krupa AP/Press Association Images. All rights reserved.The reasons for Donald Trump’s victory in the United States presidential…
Too pretty to play? Steph Curry and the light-skinned black athlete
During a recent interview, Golden State Warriors Draymond Green discussed why players around the league have long doubted or dismissed the talents of his superstar teammate, Stephen Curry. But it…