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Former army chief Manuel Benedicto Lucas Garcia is being tried for genocide and crimes against humanity in Guatemala.

Ex-cop Gary Heseltine is reshaping the course of traditional subjects in an attempt to prepare humans for life among extraterrestrial entities.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s unhinged views don’t play the same way.

When Geoff Dancy wanted to research where people are most interested in human rights, he fully expected it would come from countries in the Global North – such as Canada and the United States.

New research uses Google search data to better understand who is thinking about human rights, and where those people live.

Using Google search data from around the world, U-M researchers showed that human rights are the most popular in the Global South, and that people in countries such as Guatemala and Uganda search the internet for information on human rights far more frequently than people in countries such as the Un

How Catholicism became a breeding ground for conspiracy theories A perfect storm of institutional crises, the polarization of perceived winners and losers and an influx of evangelicals has made Catholicism fertile ground for conspiracy theories. Adamo Tadolinis statue of St. Paul stands in front of St. Peters Basilica at the Vatican. Photo by AngMoKio/Creative Commons March 5, 2021 VATICAN CITY (RNS) — If it’s true that all roads lead to Rome, it’s also true that in one way ...

Arm yourself against conspiracy theories There are basic ways to distinguish the plausible from the far-fetched. By Scot Lehigh Globe Columnist,Updated January 28, 2021, 4:21 p.m. Email to a Friend A protester touting conspiracy theories yells over a bullhorn in front of the Ohio State House in Columbus, Jan. 17, during a nationwide protest called by antigovernment and far-right groups supporting Donald Trump and his false claim of electoral fraud in the Nov. 3 presidential election.STEPHEN ZE...