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The Conversation (US)by Christopher A. Cooper, Professor of Political Science & Public Affairs, Western Carolina University1d ago
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster’s July 2026 appointment of Darline Graham to fill the remainder of her late brother Lindsey Graham’s Senate term – and her subsequent decision to run for the seat...
The Conversation (US)by Ivis García, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University1d ago
Imagine turning on your kitchen faucet and nothing comes out. Not for an hour, but for two full days. Then the water returns, only to stop again two days later.
The Conversation (US)by Nicholas Carnes, Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, Duke University1d ago
Both major U.S. political parties regularly tout their commitment to working-class Americans and claim to be the party of the working class.
The Conversation (US)by Sarah Porter, Director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy, ASU Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Arizona State University1d ago
In August 2026 the nation’s two largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, both on the Colorado River, hit their lowest levels since they first began to be filled in 1936 and 1963...
The Conversation (US)by Matthew Kurtz, Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behavior, Wesleyan University1d ago
It’s common to hear casual descriptions of “schizophrenic” behavior, describing a person oscillating between two extremes.
The Conversation (US)by Michael Bernstein, Professor of Computer Science, Stanford University1d ago
Do your social media accounts feed you content that reflects your core beliefs and guiding principles?
The Conversation (US)by Paul Djupe, Director of the Data for Political Research Program, Denison University1d ago
Christian nationalism, a worldview that sees the United States as a Christian nation and believes that Christianity should have a privileged role in American civic life, has been shown to be...
The Conversation (US)by Art Jipson, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton1d ago
In April 2026, a federal grand jury returned indictments charging the Southern Poverty Law Center with wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
The Conversation (US)by Susan D. Daggett, Professor of the Practice of Law, University of Denver1d ago
Colorado is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis. Well over half of low-income Colorado residents are cost-burdened, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
The Conversation (US)by Danielle K. Brown, Professor of Journalism, Michigan State University1d ago
In the past decade, study after study has come to a troubling conclusion: Trust in news and journalism has declined dramatically.
The Conversation (US)by Yi-Chih Chiang, Assistant Professor of P-12 Educational Administration, Idaho State University2d ago
Chronic absenteeism – referring to students who miss 10% or more days of the school year – has become one of the most urgent problems across American schools since the onset of the COVID-19...
The Conversation (US)by Jay L. Zagorsky, Associate Professor of Business, Boston University2d ago
The number of Americans who file for bankruptcy is growing. More than 500,000 people took this step in 2025, nearly 50% more than in 2022.
The Conversation (US)by Nahid Bhadelia, Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases, Boston University2d ago
The new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Erica Schwartz, confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Aug. 5, 2026, is only the second CDC director to face Senate confirmation.
The Conversation (US)by Michele Patterson Ford, Lecturer in Psychology, Dickinson College2d ago
When survivors of trauma recount their experiences, they are often questioned because of how they relay their stories.
The Conversation (US)by Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College2d ago
Since his return to the White House, President Donald Trump has issued over 270 executive orders.
The Conversation (US)by Evan Clarkson, Assistant Professor of Experimental Psychology, Utah Valley University2d ago
After Luigi Mangione was arrested in December 2024 in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the internet did what it often does: It turned something serious into a...
The Conversation (US)by Jason Wollschleger, Professor of Sociology, Whitworth University2d ago
Sept. 15 marks the anniversary of an infamous terror attack: the 1963 bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
The Conversation (US)by Destenie Nock, Alex Hills Career Development Associate Professor of Engineering and Public Policy, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University2d ago
One light bulb. That was what electrification brought to my grandmother Mag’s two-story farmhouse in Boydton, Virginia.
The Conversation (US)by Kristina P. Brant, Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology, Penn State3d ago
When she went to sleep on July 27, 2022, McKayla wasn’t worried about the storm that was raging outside her trailer in southeastern Kentucky. Intense storms came frequently in summer.
The Conversation (US)by Grace Mackleby, Research Scientist of Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California3d ago
Historically, hospitals have provided care for people, while separate insurers have paid for that care. During the past two decades, however, this arrangement has changed.
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