Why have so many new Omicron sub-variants appeared, such as BA.4 and BA.5? Is...
By now, many of us will be familiar with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID. This variant of concern has changed the course of the pandemic, leading to a dramatic rise in...
View ArticleHow prisons are using COVID-19 containment measures as a guise for torture
Newly reported data shows that torture continues in federal prison segregation units. It’s an ongoing feature of Ontario provincial jails too. As critical criminology and policy scholars, we publish...
View ArticleAbortion has been legal in the United States since the 18th century, and...
At New York City’s Rockefeller Center, activists hold a series of signs that read ‘Legalize Abortion’ in March, 1968. State-by-state battles are heating up in the wake of news that the U.S. Supreme...
View ArticleDecades of hype turned protein into a superfood – and spawned a...
A protein-rich shake is often the way many people try to get more of this nutrient into their diets. Do you ever blend up a protein smoothie for breakfast, or grab a protein bar following an afternoon...
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