NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

The Conversation

El Salvador voters set to trade democracy for promise of security in presidential election

  • Written by Mneesha Gellman, Associate Professor of Political Science, Emerson College
imageEl Salvador President Nayib Bukele looks set to be reelected.Hector Vivas/Getty Images

There is little doubt who will win the El Salvador presidential election when voters go to the polls on Feb. 4, 2024.

Incumbent Nayib Bukele has the initiative heading into the vote, having made a series of eye-catching decisions since coming to power in 2019,...

Read more: El Salvador voters set to trade democracy for promise of security in presidential election

Nonwhite people are drastically underrepresented in local government

  • Written by Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
imageMayors from across the U.S. attended the Conference of Mayors, which included a visit to the White House.Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Elected representatives in government don’t always look like the people they serve.

The people who serve in local governments – cities, counties and other entities below the state level –...

Read more: Nonwhite people are drastically underrepresented in local government

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a dilemma: Free the hostages or continue the war in Gaza?

  • Written by Dov Waxman, Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
imageOn Dec. 8, 2023, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the funeral of a 25-year-old Israeli soldier who was killed in Gaza. Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images

As Israel’s war with Hamas drags into its fourth month, some Israelis are becoming increasingly angry at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government’s inability...

Read more: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a dilemma: Free the hostages or continue the war...

Nonprofit hospitals have an obligation to help their communities, but the people who live nearby may see little benefit

  • Written by Jonathan Wynn, Department Chair and Professor of Sociology, UMass Amherst
imageScholars interviewed people living near the University of Colorado Hospital to assess whether it's a good neighbor.John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images

Does living near a hospital make you more likely to get the health care you need?

Even though the federal government requires nonprofit hospitals to regularly assess the health needs of their...

Read more: Nonprofit hospitals have an obligation to help their communities, but the people who live nearby...

Cybercrime victims who aren’t proficient in English are undercounted – and poorly protected

  • Written by Fawn Ngo, Associate Professor of Criminology, University of South Florida
imagePeople in the U.S. with limited English proficiency are particularly vulnerable to cybercrime.LPETTET/E+ via Getty Images

In the United States, the Internet Crime Complaint Center serves as a critical component in the FBI’s efforts to combat cybercrime. The center’s website provides educational resources to help individuals and...

Read more: Cybercrime victims who aren’t proficient in English are undercounted – and poorly protected

That sharp, green smell of freshly cut grass? It’s a plant’s cry for help – and it may work as a less toxic pesticide for farmers

  • Written by Sasimonthakan Tanarsuwongkul, Ph.D. Candidate in Biochemistry, University of South Carolina
imageGreen leaf volatiles are a plant's rapid response to threats.Star61/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

Have you ever wondered about that sharp, green note that hits your nose when you mow the lawn or cut flower stems? Those are green leaf volatiles, or GLVs: easily evaporated oils that plants use to communicate with other plants and defend themselves...

Read more: That sharp, green smell of freshly cut grass? It’s a plant’s cry for help – and it may work as a...

Popularly known as ‘gas station heroin,’ tianeptine is being sold as a dietary supplement – with deadly outcomes

  • Written by C. Michael White, Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
imageNeptune's Fix, a tianeptine-containing "Elixir" as it's labeled, is one of the most common of these products.U.S. Food and Drug Administration

The Food and Drug Administration is upping the urgency of its warnings for consumers to avoid purchasing or consuming tianeptine – commonly called “gas station heroin” – a synthetic...

Read more: Popularly known as ‘gas station heroin,’ tianeptine is being sold as a dietary supplement – with...

What latest polling says about the mood in Ukraine – and the desire to remain optimistic amid the suffering

  • Written by Gerard Toal, Professor of Government and International Affairs, Virginia Tech
imageUkrainians observe a minute of silence in Kyiv on Oct. 1, 2023.Libkos/Getty Images

Ukrainians have endured war for nearly two years. Since the Russian invasion of Feb. 24, 2022, more than 6.3 million Ukrainians have fled the country, while an estimated 3.7 million are internally displaced.

The war has had damaging geopolitical and ecological...

Read more: What latest polling says about the mood in Ukraine – and the desire to remain optimistic amid the...

Who created the alphabet? A historian describes the millennia-long story of the ABCs

  • Written by Jane Sancinito, Assistant Professor of History, UMass Lowell
imageCreating the alphabet took thousands of years.kovalchuk/iStock via Getty Images Plusimage

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

Who created the alphabet and decided its order? – Priti C., age 12, Mumbai, India

A, B, C, D, E, F, G...

Read more: Who created the alphabet? A historian describes the millennia-long story of the ABCs

When is criticism of Israel antisemitic? A scholar of modern Jewish history explains

  • Written by Joshua Shanes, Professor of Jewish Studies, College of Charleston
imageAntisemitic incidents have spiked in recent months.AP Photo/Nicolas Landemard

There has been a sharp increase in antisemitism around the world since the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre by Hamas and Israel’s subsequent military attacks in the Gaza Strip.

The apparent connection of this spike to many countries’ condemnation of Israel’s...

Read more: When is criticism of Israel antisemitic? A scholar of modern Jewish history explains

More Articles ...

  1. Colorado voters seeking to disqualify Trump from the ballot tell Supreme Court Jan. 6 ‘will forever stain’ US history
  2. UN court ruling against Israel shows limits of legal power to prevent genocide − but rapid speed
  3. In the market for a car? Soon you’ll be able to buy a Hyundai on Amazon − and only a Hyundai
  4. Most state abortion bans have limited exceptions − but it’s hard to understand what they mean
  5. France’s biggest Muslim school went from accolades to defunding – showing a key paradox in how the country treats Islam
  6. Our sense of taste helps pace our eating – understanding how may lead to new avenues for weight loss
  7. Treatment can do more harm than good for prostate cancer − why active surveillance may be a better option for some
  8. Why are so many robots white?
  9. What UAW backing means for Biden − and why the union’s endorsement took so long
  10. How to read a Supreme Court case: 10 tips for nonlawyers
  11. Thinking about work as a calling can be meaningful, but there can be unexpected downsides as well
  12. A Western-imposed peace deal in Ukraine risks feeding Russia’s hunger for land – as it did with Serbia
  13. ‘Strife in the courtroom’ − a former federal judge discusses Trump’s second trial for defaming E. Jean Carroll
  14. Could a court really order the destruction of ChatGPT? The New York Times thinks so, and it may be right
  15. Ice storms, January downpours, heavy snow, no snow: Diagnosing ‘warming winter syndrome’
  16. Nazi genocides of Jews and Roma were entangled from the start – and so are their efforts at Holocaust remembrance today
  17. How to protect your data privacy: A digital media expert provides steps you can take and explains why you can’t go it alone
  18. From New York to Jakarta, land in many coastal cities is sinking faster than sea levels are rising
  19. A newly identified ‘Hell chicken’ species suggests dinosaurs weren’t sliding toward extinction before the fateful asteroid hit
  20. Humans are depleting groundwater worldwide, but there are ways to replenish it
  21. In an ancient church in Germany, a 639-year organ performance of a John Cage composition is about to have its next note change
  22. Domestic woes put Kim Jong Un on the defensive – and the offensive – in the Korean Peninsula
  23. Combining two types of molecular boron nitride could create a hybrid material used in faster, more powerful electronics
  24. Pictures have been teaching doctors medicine for centuries − a medical illustrator explains how
  25. Healing from child sexual abuse is often difficult but not impossible
  26. Biden’s use of military in Yemen upsets congressional progressives, but fits with long tradition of presidents exercising commander in chief’s power
  27. 1 in 10 US workers belong to unions − a share that’s stabilized after a steep decline
  28. Fake Biden robocall to New Hampshire voters highlights how easy it is to make deepfakes − and how hard it is to defend against AI-generated disinformation
  29. Michigan selects its legislative redistricting commissioners the way the ancient Athenians did
  30. ¿Cuándo podemos dejar de preocuparnos por la subida de precios? El último informe sobre la inflación no ofrece respuestas fáciles
  31. La colada es una de las principales fuentes de contaminación por microplásticos: cómo limpiar la ropa de forma más sostenible
  32. Where do Israel and Hamas get their weapons?
  33. Nick Saban’s ‘epic era’ of coaching is over, but the exploitation of players in big-time college football is not
  34. A TikTok ‘expert’ says you have post-traumatic stress disorder − but do you? A trauma psychiatrist explains what PTSD really is and how to seek help
  35. Back in the USSR: New high school textbooks in Russia whitewash Stalin’s terror as Putin wages war on historical memory
  36. How much influence does Iran have over its proxy ‘Axis of Resistance’ − Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis?
  37. ‘Collective mind’ bridges societal divides − psychology research explores how watching the same thing can bring people together
  38. How the word ‘voodoo’ became a racial slur
  39. Why New Hampshire and Iowa don't make sense as the opening rounds of presidential campaigns
  40. Why New Hampshire and Iowa don’t make sense as the opening rounds of presidential campaigns
  41. Tiny water-walking bugs provide scientists with insights on how microplastics are pushed underwater
  42. Alcohol and drugs rewire your brain by changing how your genes work – research is investigating how to counteract addiction’s effects
  43. A surprising history of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, once a leader in expanding civil rights and now a leader in limiting government power
  44. New Hampshire voting doesn't look like other states − here's why that matters for the Republican primary
  45. Transgender regret? Research challenges narratives about gender-affirming surgeries
  46. ‘No cash accepted’ signs are bad news for millions of unbanked Americans
  47. 'No cash accepted' signs are bad news for millions of unbanked Americans
  48. Why do people have different tastes in music? A music education expert explains why some songs are universally liked, while others aren’t
  49. Think wine is a virtue, not a vice? Nutrition label information surprised many US consumers
  50. Congress is close to expanding the child tax credit again − with a smaller boost for families this time