Margaret Morris
American immigrant living between the Netherlands and France. Teach academic writing at a small liberal arts college in the Netherlands.
France's far right 'sad and disappointed' over election resultwww.bbc.co.uk With the champagne on ice, they thought they were on the brink of victory - but it didn't happen.
American academic freedom is in perilwww.science.org Academics researching online misinformation in the US are learning a hard lesson: Academic freedom cannot be taken for granted. They face a concerted effort—including by members of Congress—to undermi...
How Voting Works in the U.K. and France: Your Questions Answeredboltsmag.org On the eve of the French and British elections, <i>Bolts</i> responds to 10 reader questions on how they differ from the U.S. on voter registration, disenfranchisement, proxy voting, and more.
We Just Witnessed the Biggest Supreme Court Power Grab Since 1803www.thenation.com The court has given itself nearly unlimited power over the administrative state, putting everything from environmental protections to workers’ rights at risk.
Opinion | Why the Pandemic Probably Started in a Lab, in 5 Key Pointswww.nytimes.com The world must not continue to bear the intolerable risks of research with the potential to cause pandemics.
What Europe Fearswww.theatlantic.com American allies see a second Trump term as all but inevitable. “The anxiety is massive.”
Inside New College of Florida's Counter-Commencementwww.thenation.com As Ron DeSantis and Chris Rufo plunge ahead with the school’s transformation into a right-wing clown college, the students have become the adults in the room.
Confusion over how pregnancy dates are measured is widespread – and makes for uninformed debate over abortion limitstheconversation.com Most Americans surveyed did not know how pregnancies are dated or how long a trimester is – but this is especially true among some groups, like people who say they support six-week abortion bans.
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - occupied Palestinian territory | Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel - reported impact | Day 217www.ochaopt.org Day 217
Despite warnings of violence at UCLA, police didn’t step in for over 3 hourswapo.st Faculty had raised alarms in the days before the attack on pro-Palestinian protesters. That night, one witness called emergency services 11 times before police intervened.
What actually happens within your lawn when you don’t mow itwww.washingtonpost.com An interactive step-by-step look at what happens when you let your lawn grow: flowering weeds bloom, feeding birds and bees.
Pay to stay: Florida inmates charged for prison cells long after incarcerationwww.abcactionnews.com It's a common saying: You do the crime, you do the time. But when people are released from prison, freedom is fragmented. It marks the start of new hardships, impacting families and communities.
America's Dystopian Incarceration System of Pay to Stay Behind Barswww.brennancenter.org As the number of incarcerated people has skyrocketed, government agencies have found themselves unable to pay for the associated costs.
Researchers find lower grades given to students with surnames that come later in alphabetical orderphys.org Knowing your ABCs is essential to academic success, but having a last name starting with A, B or C might also help make the grade.