- Two verdicts in two days: How American courts are rewriting the rules for Big Tech and children
by Carolina Rossini, Professor of Practice and Director for Program, Public Interest Technology Initiative, UMass Amherst on March 26, 2026 at 11:47 pmThe verdicts in a case against Meta and another against Meta and Google have the potential to change how social media works – and it has little to do with financial penalties.
- I went to CPAC and found Trump supporters unhappy about Iran, Epstein files and the economy, even while the fans at the MAGA conference celebrate his immigration policies
by Alex Hinton, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University – Newark on March 26, 2026 at 9:25 pmTrumpism isn’t dead, as the roaring MAGA-merched crowds at CPAC make clear. But Trump is struggling through a political winter that could signal the early stages of his MAGA movement’s decline.
- Mosquitoes carrying malaria are evolving more quickly than insecticides can kill them – researchers pinpoint how
by Jacob A Tennessen, Research Scientist in Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard University on March 26, 2026 at 6:00 pmOnce-lethal insecticides now require concerningly high concentrations to effectively kill mosquitoes. Some mosquitoes are already immune to all classes of insecticides used to control malaria.
- Millions are protesting – but boycotts might be key to changing government policies
by Lisa Schirch, Professor of the Practice of Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame on March 26, 2026 at 12:36 pmHistory suggests that boycotts are uniquely suited to expand public participation enough to spur political change.
- The long shadow of Paul Ehrlich’s ‘Population Bomb’ is evident in anti-immigration efforts today
by Brian C. Keegan, Associate Professor of Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder; Harvard University on March 26, 2026 at 12:34 pmIn the 1960s and ’70s, his arguments also resonated on the left, including with the head of a powerful environmental group.