Googoosh, the ‘Voice of Iran,’ has gone quiet – and that’s her point
Googoosh performs at Scotiabank Arena on Jan. 17, 2025, in Toronto.Jeremy Chan Photography/Getty ImagesBefore Beyoncé, before Cher, before Madonna, there was Googoosh.The 75-year-old Iranian me...
Richard Nedjat-Haiem, Ph.D. Candidate in Comparative Literature, University of California, Santa Barbara
The Insurrection Act is one of at least 26 legal loopholes in the law banning the use of the US military domestically
Federal law enforcement agents confront anti-ICE protesters during a demonstration outside the Bishop Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 15, 2026. Octavio Jones / AFP via G...
Jennifer Selin, Associate Professor of Law, Arizona State University
Global power struggles over the ocean’s finite resources call for creative diplomacy
Oceans shape everyday life in powerful ways. They cover 70% of the planet, carry 90% of global trade, and support millions of jobs and the diets of billions of people. As global competition intensifie...
Jonas Gamso, Associate Professor and Deputy Dean of Knowledge Enterprise for the Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University
China’s new condom tax will prove no effective barrier to country’s declining fertility rate
A Chinese visitor looks at condoms at the Beijing International Sex Supplies Exhibition.Zhang Peng/L…
Refugee families are more likely to become self-reliant if provided with support outside of camp set…
The Kakuma Refugee Camp in Turkana County, Kenya.Charles Onyango/Xinhua via Getty ImagesRefugees pro…
The hidden power of grief rituals
Shared rituals of grief bring people together.onuma Inthapong/E+ via Getty ImagesIn Tana Toraja, a m…
How is China viewing US actions in Venezuela – an affront, an opportunity or a blueprint?
China’s public response to the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro played out in a fairly pr…
Science is best communicated through identity and culture – how researchers are ensuring STEM serves…
Personal experiences can help foster a sense of belonging for aspiring scientists from underrepresen…
One cure for sour feelings about politics − getting people to love their hometowns
A young girl holds Old Glory at an Independence Day celebration.SDI Productions/E+ via Getty ImagesE…
Most of the 1 million Venezuelans in the United States arrived within the past decade
The extraction of Nicolas Maduro was welcome news to many Venezuelans living in the United States.Gi…