In the latter half of the 20th century, the legacies of abstract expressionism and conceptual art dominated the art world. Abstract expressionism was known for its hot, emotional and sensuous ...

The primary aim of all education, he said, is or should be character building. In a letter to his son Manilal, written from Volksrust prison in 1909, Gandhi wrote, ‘Education does not mean a knowledge ...

In 2023, India reformed its colonial-era criminal legislation. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS, 2023) was introduced in place of the Indian Penal Code (IPC, 1860) of 1860. The Bharatiya Nagarik ...

A Washington Post headline reads: “A big problem for young workers: 70- and 80-year-olds who won’t retire.” For the first time in history, reports Aden Barton, five generations are competing in the ...

Last Thursday, the front page of Le Monde featured a headline in its running commentary on the war in Ukraine: “Vladimir Putin assures that Russia is ready for negotiations with Kiev on the basis of ...

Like both Jews and Palestinians, Kurds have been oppressed and dispersed and have fought for their independence as a state. Although most Kurds are Muslims, they take a variety of views on the ...

In 2019, a group of homeless folks were living on a deserted piece of land along the Chehalis River, a drainage basin that empties into Grays Harbor, an estuary of the Pacific Ocean, on the coast of ...

Artificial intelligence is everywhere these days. Most often it remains invisible. Don’t believe me? An article we published last week, “The Impact of Automation on Corporate Decision-Making,” never ...

On June 28, the US Supreme Court’s six conservative justices joined together in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. They overturned the 1984 decision Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources ...

In 2024, Brazil has seen an alarming 80% increase in fires compared to the previous year. August has been the worst month so far, with fires spreading from the Pantanal and the Amazon to São Paulo.

2024 marks 400 years since the founding of New Amsterdam (now New York) by the Dutch colonists. American-born Harrison May now calls “Old” Amsterdam his home. He is the person behind the popular ...

In late spring, Kashmir appears as a vast inland lake. Rustic villages rise as islands above rice paddies flooded by the spring snowmelt. The views from Pir Panjal Pass afford a breathtaking panorama ...