How Europeans Brought Sickness to the New World
网页2015年6月12日 · Lacking immunity to Old World pathogens carried by the Spanish, Hispaniola's indigenous inhabitants fell victim to terrible plagues of smallpox, influenza, and other viruses. Epidemics soon became a common consequence of contact. In April 1520, Spanish forces landed in what is now Veracruz, Mexico, unwittingly bringing along an …
Land and Life: Indigenous Filipinos’ Ancestral Domain Rights
网页2022年4月1日 · Members of the Lambangian tribe conduct a traditional ritual. Image courtesy of Timuay Cio. Philippines, 2015. “The land of Indigenous peoples is not just a commodity,” Leth says. “They have a deep connection to the land in their everyday life, cultural and spiritual practices, language, and healthcare systems.
What You Should Know About Book Bans: Frequently Asked …
网页2023年9月25日 · What You Should Know About Book Bans: Frequently Asked Questions. During the first six months of the 2022-2023 academic year, states across the country banned a total of 1,477 books. The continuous implementation of book bans nationwide leave many Americans wondering how their schools, libraries, and children will be …
Karoshi: A Deep Look Into Japan’s Unforgiving Working Culture
网页2023年12月8日 · Takahashi’s story created nationwide outrage, leading to the approval of the 2018 Workstyle Reform Act, outlawing employees from working more than 45 hours of overtime in a single month. Takahashi’s story is just one of Japan’s many cases of karoshi, a term translating to "death from overwork." Karoshi has plagued Japanese society for ...
'Children Are Different:' Sentencing Juveniles as Adults
网页2019年8月30日 · Recent legislative reforms and judicial decisions may signal that states are beginning to scale back on “tough on crime” policies by changing how courts treat juveniles in the criminal justice system. Tough on crime policies enacted in the 1980s and 1990s increased the number of juveniles charged as adults—viewing them not as children or …
No Bars, No Chains, No Locks: How Finland Is Reimagining …
网页2021年11月16日 · A former worker’s colony, Vanaja became an open prison in the 1990s. Next door is a farm and one of the prisoners is a caretaker of the sheep. The land is sprawling green and the 50 prisoners walk unattended. The men imprisoned there wear electronic monitors but no chains. There are no cages and no locks.
The Legacy of India’s Quest to Sterilize Millions of Men
网页2018年10月1日 · In some parts of the country, poor men and women were offered plots of land in exchange for getting sterilized, or for “motivating” others to do so. In 1976 alone, the Indian government sterilized 6.2 million men. Permanent methods of birth control remain very popular in India, but today women bear almost the entire sterilization burden ...
Brazil Continues To Be the Country with the Largest Number of …
网页2022年1月24日 · Although transphobia appears in Brazil’s legislation as a crime since 2019, the country still has the largest number of transgender and queer people murdered in the world. In 2021, Brazil led the list for the 13th consecutive year. The total number of trans women and queer people murdered is the largest since 2008, when the data recording …
AP Road Trip: Racial Tensions in America's 'Sundown Towns'
网页2020年10月15日 · Perhaps thousands. James Loewen, a historian who spent years studying sundown towns, found them in the suburbs of Detroit, New York City and Chicago. He found them outside Los Angeles, in midwestern farming villages and in New England summer towns. Dusk settles over Anna, Ill. Image by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo.
Refugee Crises and the Sad Legacy of the 1938 Evian Conference
网页2015年9月24日 · The conference formally opened in mid-July, 1938, in the French resort of Evian-les-Bains. Representatives from 32 nations, plus 39 private organizations, gathered for 8 days of speeches, meetings, and grand displays of good will. More than 200 journalists covered the event. It was a big deal.