With 83% of its buildings destroyed, Gaza needs more than money to rebuild
John Tookey, Auckland University of Technology The Gaza Strip is a tortured piece of land that is about 40km long and 11km wide. Some 2.3 million souls are crammed into…
10 effective things citizens can do to make change in addition to attending a protest
Shelley Inglis, Rutgers University What happens now? That may well be the question being asked by “No Kings” protesters, who marched, rallied and danced all over the nation on Saturday,…
Young people around the world are leading protests against their governments
By Sanwal Hussain, Aston University Published: October 14, 2025 8:38am EDT The spate of public demonstrations against unemployment, corruption and low quality of life around the world is striking because…
How ‘South Park’ could help Democrats win back the young voters the party lost to Trump
Nick Marx, Colorado State University The Season 27 premiere of “South Park” in July 2025 began like so many of the show’s episodes: Resident bigot Eric Cartman is pissed off.…
One Battle After Another: this insane movie about leftwing radicals and rightwing institutions is a powerful exploration of US today
Ruth Barton, Trinity College Dublin The recent death of Robert Redford was a reminder of just how much All the President’s Men unsettled old certainties about American democracy. An exposé…
Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run’ still speaks to a nation vacillating between hope and despair
Louis P. Masur, Rutgers University I was 18 when Bruce Springsteen’s third album, “Born to Run,” was released 50 years ago, and it couldn’t have come at a better time.…
Why do we agree to take off our shoes at the airport?
Emmanuel Carré, Excelia It is 7.30am at Terminal 2E at Charles de Gaulle airport near Paris, and in the line leading to the security gates, an executive is removing his…
Biblical Women Ageing Disgracefully: artist Sarah Lightman reimagines characters battling midlife, motherhood and menopause
Dawn Llewellyn, University of Chester and Siobhán Jolley, University of Manchester What happens when the women immortalised in old master paintings step out of their gilded frames and into the…
Alasdair Gray: unseen artworks offer insight into a profoundly creative and original artist
Blane Savage, University of the West of Scotland Artist, writer, playwright, illustrator – and the man who made the Oscar-winning film Poor Things possible – Alasdair Gray was one of…
Lollipop: women have alchemy and agency in this council estate drama that’s the antithesis of poverty porn
By: Victoria Mapplebeck, Royal Holloway University of London Ten years ago I was at a preview screening at the British Film Institute (BFI) of short films shot and set in…