US under Trump Series

Precedent? Nah, the Senate gets to reinvent its rules in every impeachment

Jan 24, 2020 05:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Everybody seems to be using the word precedent right now. Commentators, the media and even Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell use it when they discuss or debate the appropriate procedures for President Donald Trumps...

Out of control, contained, safe? Here's what each bushfire status actually means

Jan 24, 2020 05:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

In this record-breaking bushfire season, notifications from emergency managers have become a familiar feature of Australian life. Terms like out of control and contained are regularly heard as descriptions of the status of...

Lessons from Commonwealth history as the UK finds its place in a post-Brexit world

Jan 23, 2020 11:03 am UTC| Insights & Views

Brexit inevitably means Britain will have to make some difficult foreign policy choices. The UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, will certainly prioritise strengthening the so-called special relationship with the US. But...

Palm oil: research shows that new plantations produce double the emissions of mature ones

Jan 23, 2020 11:02 am UTC| Insights & Views

Tropical peat swamps are not only the native habitat of orangutans and sun bears, theyre also one of the worlds most important ecosystems. Found commonly in warm countries, including Malaysia and Indonesia, the worlds...

Where are the Hispanic executives?

Jan 23, 2020 11:02 am UTC| Insights & Views Business

Many organizations have prioritized workplace equality and access to high-paying, executive level jobs for minority groups in recent years. Several 2020 presidential candidates are putting forward plans to increase...

Migrant Crisis Series

When politicians turn immigration into a 'crisis,' they hurt their own people

Jan 23, 2020 11:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

A massive influx of immigrants on the southern border led to record numbers of people entering the country without legal permission, record numbers of migrant deaths and the criminalization of humanitarian workers and...

Tweet, stream, cloud: it's time to bring 'nature' words back to the countryside

Jan 23, 2020 10:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology

As new generations reach for words to describe the world around them they often delve into the vocabulary of nature. Words such as stream, tweet and cloud have been adopted and given new meaning, in these cases to describe...