In a Reversal, the San Francisco School Board Has Opted Not to Remove a Controversial George Washington Mural From a High School
The San Francisco school board has reversed a controversial decision to remove a historic fresco series of the life of…
A crypto lending app tried to take over a ‘whale’ account to stop it from collapsing the system
The logo of cryptocurrency platform Solana. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto via | Getty Images Decentralized finance platforms are going to…
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to face vote of confidence on Monday
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.K.’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson…
Art Speigelman Denounces Tennessee School District’s Ban of His Graphic Novel ‘Maus’: ‘It Has a Breath of Autocracy and Fascism’
A Tennessee school board has voted to ban Art Spiegelman’s landmark graphic novel Maus due to profanity and nudity. The book tells the…
Before the Smoke Cleared From the Capitol Riots, Curators Were Out Looking for Artifacts. What Should They Do With Them Now?
A year ago, before the smoke had fully cleared after a group of insurrectionists stormed the Capitol building, curators and…
A Ragtag Band of Crypto Populists Tried and Failed to Buy the U.S. Constitution in an Epic $43.2 Million Auction Showdown
One of only two privately owned first printings of the U.S. Constitution sold at Sotheby’s New York on Thursday evening for…
An Exhibition in Atlanta Pays Tribute to the Late Artist Nellie Mae Rowe, a Self-Taught Visionary Whose Imagination ‘Exploded Onto Paper’
By the end of her life, the self-taught artist Nellie Mae Rowe (1900–1982) had been widely recognized for her unique artistic…
Why New Zealand’s proposed law banning conversion practices is so unlikely to criminalise parents
Given all parliamentary parties have said they oppose conversion practices being performed on LGBTQ+ people, you could be forgiven for…
A ‘Christian nation’ no longer: why Australia’s religious right loses policy battles even when it wins elections
Conservative Christians are prominent in Australia’s Liberal-National Coalition parties. Scott Morrison and Tony Abbott are two of the most devout…
Young Australians are supposedly ‘turning their backs’ on democracy, but are they any different from older voters?
The 2019 federal election saw the lowest voter turnout since compulsory voting was introduced in 1924. Only 91% of Australians…
VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the PM’s apology and Brisbane 2032
University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Paddy Nixon discuss the week…
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bob Brown on his latest environmental battle, and a critique of Labor
Since his retirement from parliament in 2012, Bob Brown has remained an activist on environmental causes – from campaigning against…
Hiroshi Sugimoto’s Controversial Redesign Plan for the Hirshhorn Museum’s Sculpture Garden Gets a Final Green Light
The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts has voted to approve Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto’s proposed redesign of the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture…
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Barnaby Joyce on net zero 2050, a coal-fired power station – and how resources is (sort of) in cabinet
Barnaby Joyce’s sudden elevation to deputy prime minister has put a significant obstacle in the way of Scott Morrison’s creep…
Leaner, cost-effective, practical: how the 2032 Brisbane Games could save the Olympics
Though the official vote won’t happen until next month, Brisbane has already unofficially been awarded the hosting of the 2032…
The Labor Party has long struggled over a position on Israel and Palestine. Here’s why
After the brutal conflict in Gaza flared yet again in the past month, and the end of Benyamin Netanyahu’s 12…
Schumer to begin budget reconciliation process on Wednesday
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) plans to formally trigger the budget reconciliation process on Wednesday, setting Democrats up to…
Israel’s new government doesn’t give Palestinians much hope. It could be time for a radical approach
Even by the standards of previous Israeli coalitions, the new government that’s just been announced includes strange bedfellows. The eight…