The expiry at midnight, Sunday of three key provisions of the Patriot Act has thrown Washington into turmoil and halted surveillance programs – a panel of scholars gives their verdicts.
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Minds as well as bodies will need to heal after the prolonged horror, fear and stress of Ebola.
The idea of the right to know as the ‘lifeblood of democracy’ is a surprisingly modern development. And in an age when transparency is prized, privacy and secrecy can still be justified in many cases.
In many states fathers can be incarcerated for failing to pay child support. This is a crisis that needs addressing.
The history of Earth Day reveals its true nature: a day about people, not really a celebration of an amazing planet – like a true birthday.
Forests, wetlands, wildlife, waterways all provide valuable services to society. Would we take better conserve natural resources if we paid for these ecosystem services?
The thefts make big headlines but rarely hit the bottom line, creating a moral hazard risk that companies won’t invest enough to beef up their security.
Not too long ago, state capitalism was considered a relic of the mid-20th century. Not anymore.
Let’s start with some old news. Earth’s climate is warming, human activities are causing it, and as long as we continue to dump greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere, the impacts on climate and…
In the wake of the latest high-profile hack of Sony and claims of “cyber-vandalism” being thrown about, it’s normal to feel a sense of unease. Just this week, yet another proposal for new cybersecurity…
“Normalization” – that’s been the word of the week among Cubans and Cuba watchers. Set aside for the moment whether it’s really possible for a dictatorship and a democracy to have normal relations, since…
The supercell that hit Brisbane on November 27 this year caused more than A$500 million worth of damage, produced hail up to 7.5 cm in diameter, and lashed the city with winds of more than 140 km an hour…
Before the ambulance even came to collect the body of 18 year-old Michael Brown from the streets of Ferguson, it was clear that this case would be tried in the court of public opinion. Was Brown a “gentle…
My last article looked at how social media stocks like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter are overpriced unless these companies manage to boost their revenues several times over. Given their business model…
It should be no surprise that older adults are the largest users of prescription medication. After all, older adults are far more likely to have chronic health conditions than are younger people. It follows…
No need to beat about the bush. There is another tech bubble in the United States. The relationship between the share prices and profits of US tech companies like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn is at unsustainable…
Nobel Laureate and renowned economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz has been packing out lecture theatres in Australia in the past week. During his whirlwind tour, he’s talked about why inequality matters…
Mass murders lead inevitably, if not entirely reasonably, to the question of what is wrong with the American mental health system and how it can be made better. This has happened most recently with the…
The idea that parenting matters for early child development is now widely accepted. We also now know a great deal about the role of parenting in social inequalities in development. Parents with more resources…
After unifying the Mongols, Genghis Khan led his army from Northern Mongolia in 1211 to the Caspian Sea in 1224, forging the largest contiguous land empire in history. For centuries, common wisdom held…
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Senior Lecturer in Discipline of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
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Visiting Fellow in International Climate Governance, Columbia University
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Adjunct Research Fellow in Energy and Climate Policy, Columbia University
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Senior Research Scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University
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Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University
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Professor of Law, Columbia University
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Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Computational Social and Behavioural Science, Columbia University
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Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University
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School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
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Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Columbia University
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Microbiologista, Presidente do Instituto Questão de Ciência (IQC) e Professora pesquisadora, Columbia University
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Ph.D. Student Researcher in Environmental Health, Columbia University
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Associate Professor of Practice, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, Columbia University
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Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation, Columbia University
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Assistant Professor of Accounting at Columbia University, Columbia University
