Republican gerrymandering worked pretty well in Texas and Florida, even if it backfired in North Carolina and Ohio

With massive Democratic majorities poised to enter the 120th Congress, did Republican attempts to gerrymander actually end up ...

From ancient Asia to the AI age: Has China’s ‘beauty stratagem’ found a new victim in Nvidia’s Jensen Huang?

Honey traps’ have long been used to gain an advantage over a rival. In China, it is a tactic documented in stories that go ...
Opinion

What’s missing from election promises in Victoria’s rural health debate? A long‑term vision

Despite promising more hospital beds, faster surgery and extra health workers, major parties are missing the chance to tackle deeper problems in rural health care.

Becoming a Man has good advice – but as a manosphere expert, I wish it wasn’t so gendered

The letters in Julia Baird’s book, co-edited with her son, contains some beautiful pieces. But it’s a pity the book isn’t ...

RNZ’s budget crisis threatens its core purpose. But there’s an obvious solution

A small proportion of anticipated land sale revenue in the next financial year would help RNZ avoid drastic cuts – but will ...

Being Heumaan is no ‘inspirational cripple’ tale. It’s a story of ordinary people taking on impossible odds

Judy Heumann and her crip comrades changed the world in 1977. Siân Heder’s film is a beautiful ode to that effort.

To get Americans to care about climate change, just call it climate change

Phrases like ‘climate crisis,’ ‘climate emergency’ or ‘climate justice’ used at COP31 might seem to escalate urgency, but a large survey shows they don’t help and may actually hurt.
Opinion

Lebanon’s power‑sharing formula was once a model for conflict resolution – now it is creaking

Israeli war, the displacement of people and unbalanced negotiations have put stress on an already fragile system.

Why Canada has a moral imperative to address homelessness

Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a plan in the 2026 federal budget aimed at eliminating homelessness in the next ...