On April 24, students from King’s College London and Indiana University will discuss the challenges of integration in an era of populism during a News-Decoder webinar. Below, Emma Bapt touches on the experiences of two students who will appear on the panel and...
The U.S. strike against Syria has drawn Washington deeper into a messy conflict and set back ties with Russia. But a military escalation is not sure. Abdul-Hamid Alyousef holds his twin babies who were killed during a suspected chemical weapons attack, in Khan...
Britain’s vote to leave the EU has stirred separatist passions in Scotland and Northern Ireland — and plunged me and many others into an identity crisis. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (R) greets British Prime Minister Theresa May, Edinburgh,...
Fake news threatens democracy by eroding trust. Students and media experts discussed what to do about fake news in three News-Decoder webinars. This is part of a News-Decoder series on fake news. Fake news matters because it goes right to the heart of democracy....
By Nelson Graves Students at King’s College London have written a package of articles on politics and public policy that we will be publishing in coming days and which represent the second such team effort for News-Decoder after a recent series of stories by...
What if gun violence spreads like a disease? A group of researchers has cut gun violence by treating it like a sickness. Christina Johnson holds up a picture of her son, Christopher, who was shot to death while sitting in his car in Chicago, 10 December 2015. There...
African Americans are less likely than whites to own guns. But blacks are becoming more interested in owning firearms. Howard University, Women’s Rifle Team, Washington, DC 1937(Photo courtesy of blackhistoryalbum.tumblr.com) Kenn Blanchard’s grandmother and her...
I grew up in rural Indiana, where guns are part of family life. I go to university, where guns are frowned on. But I understand those who like firearms. (Photo by Cody Thompson) It’s just a three-hour drive from the place where I grew up in rural Indiana to the city...
The U.S. has a history of high rates of killings by firearms. But Congress has passed only three laws controlling guns. The prospects for more are dim. Illegal firearms confiscated by police, Chicago, July 7, 2014 (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) This is the first in a...
The United States has a gun problem. Students at Indiana University are going to tell us about it in a series of stories. Source: The JAMA Network Read our series on “Guns in America” here. The United States has a gun problem. And students at Indiana...