Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Francis Ryan, Associate Professor of Labor Studies and Employment Relations, Rutgers University Curbside trash collection has been on pause in Philadelphia since July 1, 2025. AP Photo/Matt Slocum As the Philadelphia municipal worker strike enters its second week, so-called “Parker piles” – large collections of garbage…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Michael J. Armstrong, Associate Professor, Operations Research, Brock University In Canada, some studies indicate alcohol consumption declined slightly as medical cannabis use became more common. Did similar decreases follow recreational legalization? (Unsplash+) Before Canada legalized recreational cannabis in October 2018, it was unclear how the change…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Dorit Naaman, Alliance Atlantis Professor of Film and Media, Queen’s University, Ontario Film festivals are unique cultural institutions, spaces to see diverse films by local and global filmmakers and an important market for distributors. These films are often difficult to see, or even know about, outside…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Basema Al-Alami, SJD Candidate, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto British Columbia Premier David Eby recently called on Prime Minister Mark Carney to designate the India-based Bishnoi gang a terrorist organization. Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown echoed the request days later. The RCMP has also alleged the…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Basema Al-Alami, SJD Candidate, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto British Columbia Premier David Eby recently called on Prime Minister Mark Carney to designate the India-based Bishnoi gang a terrorist organization. Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown echoed the request days later. The RCMP has also alleged the…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Gary N. Wilson, Professor of Political Science, University of Northern British Columbia American tariffs and fears of a prolonged recession have increased calls to expand resource development and infrastructure projects in Canada. The pace and scope of expansion projects like these have major implications for Canada…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Nadine Riedel, Director of the Institute for Public and Regional Economics, University of Münster South Africa’s personal income tax system is in the spotlight as the country’s tax filing season gets under way. Personal income tax is an important way of redistributing income from higher-earning to…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Katherine Gregory, Assistant Professor, University Libraries, Mississippi State University The papers of members of Congress are fertile ground for research into Congress’ role in shaping U.S. history. cunfek, iStock/Getty Images Plus In 1971, the president of Mississippi State University, Dr. William L. Giles, invited President Richard…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Art Jipson, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton People pray before Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance at a town hall hosted by Lance Wallnau on Sept. 28, 2024, in Monroeville, Pa. AP Photo/Rebecca Droke Vance Boelter, who allegedly shot Melissa Hortman, a Democratic…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Paul M. Collins Jr., Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a big win on June 27, 2025, by limiting the ability of judges to block Trump administration…