Hollywood’s love of guns increases the risk of shootings – both on and off the set
Written by Brad Bushman Professor of Communication and Rinehart Chair of Mass Communication, The Ohio State University andDan Romer Research...
LAW & ORDER
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Why Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg may be in hot water with the SEC
By Jena MartinProfessor of Law, West Virginia University The Wall Street Journal recently revealed that Facebook treats users’ posts differently depending on...
R. Kelly was aided by a network of complicity – common in workplace abuse – that enabled crimes to go on for decades
By Peggy CunninghamProfessor of Business, Dalhousie University andMinette DrumwrightAssociate Professor of Advertising and Public Relations, University of Texas at Austin...
New laws give victims more time to report rape or sexual assault – even Jeffrey Epstein’s
Jane E. PalmerProfessorial Lecturer, Department of Justice, Law & Criminology, American University School of Public Affairs The #MeToo movement seems...
911 A Direct Act of War
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Feds are increasing use of facial recognition systems – despite calls for a moratorium
James HendlerProfessor of Computer, Web and Cognitive Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Despite growing opposition, the U.S. government is on track...
#FreeBritney has many of us wondering: do we have conservatorships in Australia?
Linda Steele Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Technology SydneyCameron Stewart Professor at Sydney Law School, University of Sydney...
The disturbing history of how conservatorships were used to exploit, swindle Native Americans
Andrea Seielstad Professor of Law, University of Dayton Pop singer Britney Spears’ quest to end the conservatorship that handed control over her...
Complicity and silence around sexual harassment are common – Cuomo and his protectors were a textbook example
Sandy HershcovisProfessor at Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation came after more than a week...
Andrew Cuomo Sexual Harassment RETALIATION BEHAVIOR REPORT (Warning Graphic)
Report of Investigation into Allegations of Sexual Harassment by Andrew Cuomo (WARNING GRAPHIC) 2021.08.03_nyag_-_investigative_reportDownload Independent Investigators Find Governor Cuomo Sexually...
Peru has a new president, its fifth in five years – who is Pedro Castillo?
Catesby HolmesInternational Editor | Politics Editor, The Conversation US A 51-year-old farmer and teacher who wears a traditional Andean palm-straw hat took...
Why Ben & Jerry’s decision to stop selling ice cream in the West Bank rattled Israel
Ronnie OleskerAssociate Professor of Government, St. Lawrence University In 2018, I was living in Israel while researching a book about...
Cuba protests
Catesby HolmesInternational Editor | Politics Editor, The Conversation US Street protests erupted across Cuba on July 11, 2021, with crowds...
What makes a mountain, hill or prairie a ‘sacred’ place for Native Americans?
Rosalyn R. LaPierVisiting Assistant Professor of Women's Studies, Environmental Studies and Native American Religion, Harvard University For several months Native...
Trump can’t beat Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in court – but the fight might be worth more than a win
Frank LoMonteDirector of the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, University of Florida From condo salesman to reality TV host to...
With support for Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad becomes just one of several deans to tweet themselves into trouble
George JusticeProfessor of English, Arizona State University For acclaimed actor Phylicia Rashad, July 1, 2021 was the official first day on the...
WALMART SHOPLIFTING ARREST OF 73 YEAR OLD, 80 LB, DEMENTIA PATIENT
Ruthie DiTucci To what extent is what goes on around us in society, "not our business?" Karen Garner suffers from...
How NYPD’s Vice Unit Got Prostitution Policing All Wrong
by Stephen Engelberg ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories...
How the Supreme Court found its faith and put ‘religious liberty’ on a winning streak
Steven K. GreenProfessor of Law, Director of the Center for Religion, Law & Democracy, Willamette University The Supreme Court’s current...