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justice

Judges in Transition: A Tough Balance

January 23, 2025

Judges are crucial in implementing transitional justice. But how do we handle their involvement with non-democratic regimes? In Czechia, we see that existing mechanisms like prosecution, lustration, truth-seeking, and amnesties aren't ideal. Judges often had different roles than politicians, and jud

education

Nine-Year-Old's Speech: America's Heart is in Trouble

January 22, 2025

Deon Harris, a fourth grader from Dallas, surprised everyone at the 2025 Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Competition. He declared that if Martin Luther King Jr. were alive today, he'd say America is suffering from heart failure. Deon argued that people aren't following King's legacy of love and peace

politics

Trump's Mass Pardon: A Shocking Twist in the Jan. 6 Saga

January 21, 2025

On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump surprised everyone by pardoning over 1, 500 people charged in the January 6, 2021, U. S. Capitol attack. This includes those convicted of serious crimes like seditious conspiracy and assaulting police officers. Even leaders of extremist groups

politics

Trump's 2025 Speech: Fact or Fiction?

January 21, 2025

President Trump started his second term with familiar themes, raising false questions about the 2020 election and criticizing law enforcement. While his inaugural speech was somewhat toned down, it still contained incorrect claims about the economy, immigration, world affairs, and investigations int

crime

A Volunteer's Crime: Life Sentence for Doctor's Murder in Kolkata

January 20, 2025

In Kolkata, India, a police volunteer named Sanjay Roy has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital. The case, which occurred in August, sparked national outrage and protests by doctors demanding better security in pub

politics

President Biden Issues Pardons and Commutations

January 20, 2025

On a recent Sunday, President Biden announced pardons for five notable figures, including the late civil rights activist Marcus Garvey. Garvey, who was a key leader in the Black nationalist movement, was posthumously pardoned for a mail fraud conviction dating back to 1923. Additionally, Biden commu

crime

Why Do Crime Victims Want Revenge?

January 19, 2025

Revenge, driven by psychological and contextual factors, can lead victims of crime to seek violent justice. But what motivates this desire for revenge? Researchers dived into existing studies to find answers. They looked at databases like PsycInfo and MEDLINE to identify quantitative and meta-analyt

politics

Gaza Ceasefire: A Small Step Towards a Big Change

January 17, 2025

After 15 months of war, a ceasefire has finally been agreed upon in Gaza. Families are reunited, and people celebrate, but this is just the start. The region has been devastated, with thousands killed and millions displaced. The ceasefire, brokered by Qatar, Egypt, and the U. S. , has three phases:

health

Life After Loss: Families Share Journey Three Years After Beirut's Tragic Blast

January 14, 2025

On a fateful day in August 2020, the Beirut Port in Lebanon experienced a massive explosion that left over 200 people dead and another 76, 000 injured. This disaster was a national tragedy, leaving deep scars, especially on those who lost loved ones. Three years later, researchers interviewed 13 fam

environment

Rivers as Classrooms: Learning Together to Protect Waterways

January 13, 2025

Rivers around the world face big problems like pollution and damming. These issues threaten the lives of both people and animals that depend on rivers. To fix these problems, we need to work together in special places called River Co-Learning Arenas (RCAs). RCAs are like classrooms where different p