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When public money is tight, how do governments put a price on culture?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Steve Nolan, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Liverpool John Moores University It’s no secret that public finances are tight in the UK. This spells trouble for many sectors, not least culture. After all, this is an area that often relies on public funding – with many projects…
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Why male corporate leaders and billionaires may need financial therapy more than anyone
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Prince Sarpong, Associate professor, University of the Free State Corporate leaders and billionaires are often viewed as visionaries and wealth creators. But beneath the surface, many are trapped in an invisible financial “crisis” – one rooted not in market volatility or poor investments but in…
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Elbows down? Why Mark Carney seems to keep caving to Donald Trump
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Sam Routley, PhD Candidate, Political Science, Western University Prime Minister Mark Carney has suggested a new trade deal with the United States is now most likely to include tariffs. There is, in his own words, “not a lot of evidence right now” that the Donald Trump…
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a big threat to women’s health, but it’s still under-recognized, under-diagnosed and under-treated
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Jamie Benham, Endocrinologist & Assistant Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal imbalance that affects ovaries, periods and fertility in about one in 10 Canadian women. Different from ovarian cysts, PCOS…
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Bosnia and Herzegovina in crisis as Bosnian-Serb president rallies for secession
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Birte Julia Gippert, Reader in International Relations, University of Liverpool The country of Bosnia and Herzegovina is embroiled in a crisis that may affect its political future and the stability of the western Balkans. Recent events in the bitterly divided country read a little like a…
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Trump’s changing stance on Epstein files is testing the loyalty of his Maga base
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Robert Dover, Professor of Intelligence and National Security & Dean of Faculty, University of Hull During his 2024 US presidential election campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly said he would declassify and release the files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who died in prison in 2019…
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Colonization devastated biodiversity, habitats and human life in the Pacific Northwest
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Meaghan Efford, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia Burrard Inlet, known traditionally as səl̓ilwəɬ (Tsleil-Wat) in the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language, has been the heart of the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the səl̓ilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation) since time immemorial. An…
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Canada’s proposed Strong Borders Act further threatens the legal rights of migrants
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Shiva S. Mohan, Research Fellow, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration & Integration program, Toronto Metropolitan University Canada’s federal government recently introduced the Strong Borders Act, also known as Bill C-2, that proposes Canada tighten migration controls and modernize border enforcement between Canada and the United…
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Supreme Court news coverage has talked a lot more about politics ever since the 2016 death of Scalia and GOP blocking of Obama’s proposed nominee
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Joshua Boston, Associate Professor of Political Science, Bowling Green State University Reporters used to treat the Supreme Court as a nonpolitical institution, but not anymore. Tetra Images/Getty The U.S. Supreme Court has always ruled on politically controversial issues. From elections to civil rights, from abortion to…
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Starmer’s suspension of ‘rebel’ MPs risks alienating his party in a way he can’t afford
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tony McNulty, Lecturer/Teaching Fellow, British Politics and Public Policy, Queen Mary University of London Starmer has removed the whip from four ‘persistent rebel’ MPs. Flickr/UK Parliament , CC BY-NC-ND Political parties with commanding parliamentary majorities are often tempted by the promise of assertive leadership and decisive…