From MIL OSIPost
Want to be a better reader? Here’s how to practise active reading
Most people absorb social media content without questioning it. Switching to active reading is one of the most practical defences against misinformation.
Archive
Politics
From MIL OSIPost
Universities have a vital role to play in tackling climate change
Universities must develop an intentional, place-based approach to research and teaching that’s organized around a region’s unique and specific problems.
From MIL OSIPost
Heat, humidity and housing: why British heatwaves hit differently
A 35°C heatwave really does “feel worse” in the UK than in many other countries.
From MIL OSIPost
The youth jobs crisis fuelling India’s Cockroach Janta Party protests
Economist Rosa Abraham talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about a new youth protest movement whose symbol is a cockroach.
From MIL OSIPost
The class divide in British politics didn’t erode slowly – it collapsed under New Labour
But the shift has more to do with how parties behave than any changes in the class system.
From MIL OSIPost
The flaws at the heart of Donald Trump’s Iran ceasefire deal
Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz and Israel’s right to defend itself against Hezbollah’s rocket attacks have boxed the US president into a corner.
From MIL OSIPost
Why a development project linked to Donald Trump’s son-in-law has rocked Albania
The protests have snowballed into an anti‑government movement that has become known as the ‘flamingo revolution’.
From MIL OSIPost
I have spent the past 6 months reading hundreds of poems by young people – I was surprised to find hope, not despair
Young poets wrestled with loneliness, fractured families, violence and other challenges – but also showed an unwillingness to surrender to despair.
From MIL OSIPost
The danger of US-Iran ceasefire agreement is what it leaves out
A strong deal would build in real penalties for going back to war: automatic, reversible costs that fall on anyone who restarts the fighting.
From MIL OSIPost
The art of literary translation exposes the limits of AI
AI-powered translation tools are certainly impressive. But there is an important frontier for translation technology, one AI might never be able to breach: the poem.
From MIL OSIPost
Why rural healthcare fund’s $50B focus on tech upgrades may not help vulnerable hospitals and providers
An influx of cash would help stabilize rural health systems, but the program’s focus on technology may leave other major issues unaddressed.
From MIL OSIPost
US Supreme Court opens the courthouse door to lawsuits tied to Cuba’s property seizures 6 decades after the fact
One law generally shields foreign governments and companies they own from lawsuits in US courts. Another lets many Cuban cases proceed, according to a new ruling.