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Is Türkiye’s Megalithic Archaeological Site Göbeklitepe A Temple?
Sunday, 16 August 2026, 3:51 am | Independent Media Institute
Göbeklitepe’s significance lies not in proving that religion built civilization, but in showing how material cooperation, symbolic life and social memory became embodied in permanent architecture. More >>
Morocco Shows How Migration Has Become Weaponized
Sunday, 16 August 2026, 3:21 am | Independent Media Institute
Morocco’s pressure on Spain is the latest example of a growing form of political coercion Europe is particularly exposed to. More >>
Reading Ancient Signals In A Modern World
Friday, 7 August 2026, 2:39 pm | Independent Media Institute
he desire to stylize a mark is older than writing itself, and the typefaces of today shape what we remember, feel, and trust whenever we read. More >>
India’s Gen Z Flexed Its Power—And Won
Tuesday, 4 August 2026, 4:57 pm | Independent Media Institute
A nascent movement of young people, angry over a broken educational system, took on the ruling BJP government and forced the education minister to resign. More >>
Vicious Cycles: Autocracy, Inequality, And The Funding Of Government
Tuesday, 4 August 2026, 3:10 pm | Independent Media Institute
If there is a consistent message from the archaeological and historical records, it is that the distribution of power and wealth is intimately linked. And both are profoundly influenced by the ways governments finance themselves. More >>
A Brief History Of How Countries Sleepwalk Into War
Friday, 31 July 2026, 6:30 pm | Independent Media Institute
From the Civil War and World War I to the ongoing conflict in Iran, America’s and other nations’ expectations of war have repeatedly been challenged by the realities that emerge once fighting begins. More >>
How Technology Is Rewriting The Way We Write
Thursday, 23 July 2026, 8:36 am | Independent Media Institute
As keyboards and touchscreens replace pens and pencils, the decline of handwriting raises questions about cognition, culture, and creativity. More >>
Albania’s Flamingo Revolution Tests The New Western Order
Friday, 17 July 2026, 9:51 am | Independent Media Institute
A major investment project has left Albania caught between diverging US and European interests. The increasingly autonomous protest networks that the West spent decades building in the Balkans are further complicating matters. More >>
How Stories Change The Human Brain, Empathy, Memory, And Behavior
Sunday, 12 July 2026, 4:01 pm | Independent Media Institute
Psychology and neuroscience help explain why stories shape how we think, feel, remember, and connect with others. More >>
What Is Humanitarian Education And Does It Help Build Peace?
Wednesday, 8 July 2026, 8:15 am | Independent Media Institute
Humanitarian organizations invest in education to promote safety, resilience, and social cohesion, but researchers continue to debate its long-term impact on conflict and human well-being. More >>
Why Do Societies Normalize Harm To Children In War, Poverty, And Public Policy?
Friday, 3 July 2026, 9:49 am | Independent Media Institute
From war and environmental disaster to poverty and public policy, children face systemic harm that societies often fail to recognize—and can choose to change. More >>
The Public Isn’t Budging On ICE’s Immigrant Detention Policies
Friday, 3 July 2026, 9:00 am | Independent Media Institute
Around the nation, citizens are resisting the mass warehousing of immigrants—and finding some success. More >>
How Russia And China Learned To Love Their Border
Tuesday, 30 June 2026, 7:50 am | Independent Media Institute
Once one of the world’s most militarized frontiers, the Russia-China border along the Amur River Basin shows how a long-running territorial dispute can evolve from confrontation to integration. More >>
How Public Benefit Claims Work—and Why Their Assumptions Matter
Saturday, 27 June 2026, 4:36 pm | Independent Media Institute
Statements about impact and responsibility rely on underlying assumptions that shape how outcomes are defined and interpreted. More >>
How Russia Is Upending The West’s Attempt To Control Technology With Intellectual Property
Friday, 26 June 2026, 8:38 am | Independent Media Institute
Russia’s challenge to prevailing IP and copyright norms is central to its pursuit of technological sovereignty. Global fragmentation and Western divisions have given Moscow space to test the system’s limits without fully abandoning it. More >>
Human Origins Destroys Core Fascist Mythology
Monday, 22 June 2026, 2:07 pm | Independent Media Institute
How deep history challenges fascist myths of purity, hierarchy, and identity. More >>
Ritual, Power, And The Weekend Arena
Monday, 22 June 2026, 2:04 pm | Independent Media Institute
Social scientists have long recognized that communal rituals are a universal human experience that binds people together in various ways. More >>
How Agave Agroforestry Can Restore Drylands And Strengthen Climate Resilience
Thursday, 18 June 2026, 7:55 am | Independent Media Institute
The agave-powered agroforestry & livestock management system is an example of how native desert plants, cultivated as part of an agroforestry system, can regenerate drylands & provide inexpensive animal feed, taking pressure off overgrazed rangelands More >>
Why Wild Bats Matter To Agave, Tequila, And Desert Ecosystems
Monday, 15 June 2026, 3:45 pm | Independent Media Institute
Bats pollinate wild agave plants, sustaining desert ecosystems and preserving the genetic diversity that supports tequila and mezcal production. More >>
Do Organic Farms Use Pesticides? How Organic And Conventional Farming Differ
Friday, 12 June 2026, 9:36 am | Independent Media Institute
Many consumers assume organic food is pesticide-free. In reality, both organic and conventional farms use pesticides, but the types of products, regulatory standards, and pest-management strategies differ significantly. More >>
