ViewsWeek Views from around the world
Mars’ core is larger and less dense than we thought.
August, 2021
July, 2021
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16 July
‘Megadrought’ Along Border Strains US-Mexico Water Relations
Record heat and low rainfall are drying up water sources shared by the American Southwest and northern Mexico.
April, 2021
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20 April
Why This Trial Was Different: Experts React to Guilty Verdict for Derek Chauvin
The guilty verdicts in the Chauvin trial are extraordinary, if unsurprising, because past incidents of police lethal use of force against unarmed civilians, particularly Black civilians, have generally not resulted in criminal convictions.
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12 April
Islamic Holy Month of Ramadan Starts in North America
Muslim Americans continue to be targeted by bullying, bigotry, and hate crimes. This prejudice and these attacks are wrong. They are unacceptable. And they must stop, President Biden says in his Ramadan message.
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6 April
Meet the Pakistani-American Candidates for the New Jersey State Assembly
Sadaf Jaffer (L) is running from NJ assembly District 16 while Shama Haider (R) is a candidate from NJ Assembly District 37.
March, 2021
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30 March
Biden Nominates Pakistani-American to Become America’s First Muslim Federal Judge
Born in New York City and raised in New Jersey, Quraishi was also the first Muslim to serve as US Magistrate Judge for the District of New Jersey in 2019.
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24 March
Biden’s Trade Commission Pick Lina Khan Led Antitrust Efforts Against Big Tech
Khan's appointment, in combination with Biden’s pick of another outspoken antitrust lawyer, Tim Wu, as a White House economic adviser, could signal that Biden is planning to take a more aggressive stance toward big tech than his predecessors.
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19 March
What is a Hate Crime? Why It is Hard to Charge and Convict
Hate crime laws reflect American ideals of fairness, justice and equity. But if crimes motivated by bias aren’t reported, well investigated, charged or brought to trial, it matters little what state law says.
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18 March
Seaweed in Diet Can Reduce Cows Contribution to Climate Change
About 70% of agricultural methane comes from enteric fermentation – chemical reactions in the stomachs of cows and other grazing animals as they break down plants.
February, 2021
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13 February
Trump’s Acquittal is a Sign of ‘Constitutional Rot’
The Senate’s failure to convict Trump is a constitutional failure not just “in legal terms but in civic terms – a failure not primarily of political institutions but of civic attitudes".
