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What is happening in Brazil?
Society, Politics & Law

What is happening in Brazil?

...opened impeachment proceedings against her, on the grounds that she manipulated government accounts to hide a growing deficit. There's no consensus that this constitutes a legal basis on which to impeach a president, and many accuse Congress of using the country's current political turmoil to pursue partisan aims. Simultaneously, Brazil’s electoral court will soon issue...
The difference between the Mexican Wall and the Muslim Ban
Society, Politics & Law

The difference between the Mexican Wall and the Muslim Ban

...open up. 72 percent of Clinton voters, but only 4 percent of Trump voters, think the Wall is racist. This is not just asking people whether they approve of the Wall or not, but concerns racism, one of the most serious accusations you can make in American society. In short, 72 percent of Clinton voters are accusing Wall supporters of racism. In a Birkbeck-YouGov-Policy...
Free School Meals: An OpenLearn reading list
Education & Development

Free School Meals: An OpenLearn reading list

...opening up the FSM programme to a larger swathe of school pupils. In Newham and Durham, all primary school pupils were given a free lunch (the universal pilot); in Wolverhampton, the FSM scheme was extended to include pupils in primary and secondary education whose families received Working Tax Credits and earned less than £16,040 (the extended entitlement pilot). The...
Tales of Trump told in Trumpian tones: Michael Wolff's Fire And Fury
Society, Politics & Law

Tales of Trump told in Trumpian tones: Michael Wolff's Fire And Fury

...open secret’: one does not have to look far beyond daily political headlines or Trump’s Twitter feed to discover this. Where Wolff’s book is helpful sounds simplistic, but it is that it puts all of Trump’s blemishes in one place. And I agree with Wolff here in that there is ‘room’ for Fire and Fury, because it offers an alternative to the kind of journalism...
The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers
Health, Sports & Psychology

The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers

...Open University research explores the full impact...We all know that physical activity (PA) should be part of our lives and is something we should do regularly, but it is not always possible. For people who care for others, it is especially challenging for them to exercise, but it’s very important that they do so as regularly as they possibly can. PA can be seen as a...
An invisible group: Young people’s experiences of living with a loved one who is seriously ill
Health, Sports & Psychology

An invisible group: Young people’s experiences of living with a loved one who is seriously ill

...and are at risk of becoming disengaged with education, socially isolated and uncertain regarding what the future will hold for them. Read the full report 'The need for support: Young people living through a family health crisis'. You can find out more about Hope in our second-year Open University module 'Making a difference: working with children and young people'....
28 July 2005: 4 o'clock and all is well
OpenLearn Ireland

28 July 2005: 4 o'clock and all is well

...opened a path to the restoration of the Stormont Executive, and to the once unthinkable government of Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness as First and deputy First Minister. That year, the loyalist organisations declared ends to their wars and, eventually, moved to decommission arms - a plan and process that was almost derailed because of dissident republican killings in...
What is Planetary Protection?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is Planetary Protection?

...open document in front of him. This is then passed to the United Kingdom representative, and then the representative from the U.S.S.R. The men stand and shake hands with one another, to applause from an audience (not visible). [The wording of Article 9 of the Outer Space Treaty]Article IX of the Outer Space Treaty, which underpins Planetary Protection principlesShow...