As a once in a 100 years emergency, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in repercussions for the economy, the polity, and the social. Also, the ongoing pandemic is as much a teaching moment as it to reflect on the lack of critical citizenship education. The fault lines of the health ...
Rental rates have been steadily climbing, driven by increased demand and a constrained supply of new properties. In Klang Valley, rental yields have risen dramatically as workers return to the city post-pandemic and international tenants seek accommodation in prime locations. The short-stay rental ma...
Conspiracy theories were probably the most predictable offshoot from the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the earliest went straight for the low-hanging fruit and placed the blame on prominent billionaires. Bill Gates was an obvious target. The Gates Foundation funds a lot of medical research, and some...
The unassuming cable network, which has long been recognized for its dedication to airing extensive and unfiltered coverage of federal government activities, found itself in the spotlight during the pivotal votes for House speaker. Its… Politics ...
For our "Book Clubs in Lockdown" survey (published in November) we asked respondents about their reading habits during the pandemic -- from how much time they're devoting to reading to what kinds of books have been on the agenda. The responses are illuminating. Reading About ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified families' struggles to reconcile caregiving and employment, especially for working mothers. How have different countries reacted to these troubling circumstances? What policies have been implemented to alleviate the pernicious effects of the pandemic on gender and labo...
Please explain “playing politics” in this sentence: A lot of people played politics with the pandemic.My comments:To play politics like it’s a game, that is, a game of scheming, conniving, stabbing somebody in the back and such like.Playing politics is a negative term. It’s bad. ...
pandemic events, tensions that were made particularly apparent during the global response to the Ebola epidemic in 2014–2015. These relate to the types of measures favored by the international community in preparing for and responding to pandemic threats, and countries’ willingness to comply with ...
. More recently, in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns, sex workers’ groups approached state governments, the National Human Rights Commission and the Supreme Court (in an ongoing case) to demand dry rations and financial assistance on a monthly basis. The ...
The first wave of the study was conducted in early March, just before the pandemic was declared anational emergencyin the U.S. The second wave gathered information during April, when many states were under stay-at-home orders. The next phase of the study is underway now, and will track ...