Category: English
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Who wins and who loses as the US retires the penny
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Nancy Forster-Holt, Clinical Associate Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Rhode Island By now, Americans know the strange math of minting: Each penny costs about 4 cents to make. Chances are you have some in a jar, or scattered among pockets, purses and car…
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College students are now slightly less likely to experience severe depression, research shows – but the mental health crisis is far from over
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Ryan Travia, Associate Vice President for Student Success, Babson College Some schools have started experimenting with preventive strategies to promote the mental health of their student body. Flashvector/iStock/Getty Images Plus Many high school seniors across the country are in the throes of college applications –…
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First Amendment in flux: When free speech protections came up against the Red Scare
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Jodie Childers, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia Hollywood screenwriter Samuel Ornitz speaks before the House Un-American Activities Committee in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 29, 1947. UPI/Bettmann Archive via Getty Images As the United States faces increasing incidents of book banning and threats of governmental…
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‘Jeffrey Epstein is not unique’: What his case reveals about the realities of child sex trafficking
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Kate Price, Associate Research Scientist at the Wellesley Centers for Women, Wellesley College Jeffrey Epstein abuse survivor Lisa Phillips speaks during the press conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 18, 2025. Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images Congress on Nov. 18,…
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Farmers – long Trump backers – bear the costs of new tariffs, restricted immigration and slashed renewable energy subsidies
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Kee Hyun Park, Assistant Professor of International Political Economy, Nanyang Technological University; Institute for Humane Studies U.S. farmers, including those who grow soybeans, are under pressure from various Trump administration policies. Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images Few political alliances in recent American history have seemed as solid…
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Agricultural exports from Africa are not doing well. Four ways to change that
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Lilac Nachum, Visiting professor, Strathmore University Africa is the world’s most endowed continent in agricultural potential, yet it remains a marginal player in global agribusiness. This paradox lies at the heart of Africa’s development challenge. Africa’s land accounts for nearly half of the global total. Most…
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50 years after Franco’s death, giving a voice to Spanish dictator’s imprisoned mothers
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Zaya Rustamova, Associate Professor of Spanish, Kennesaw State University A protester holds a banner with pictures of people who went missing during the Spanish dictatorship of Francisco Franco. John Milner/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images In the run-up to the 50th anniversary of Francisco Franco’s death…
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Behind every COP is a global data project that predicts Earth’s future. Here’s how it works
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Andy Hogg, Professor and Director of ACCESS-NRI, Australian National University Arash Hedieh/Unspalsh Over the past week we’ve witnessed the many political discussions that go with the territory of a COP – or, more verbosely, the “Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention…
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The Dayton Peace Accords at 30: An ugly peace that has prevented a return to war over Bosnia
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Gerard Toal, Professor of Government and International Affairs, Virginia Tech World leaders clap as, from left, Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, Croat President Franjo Tudjman and Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic sign the Dayton Peace Agreement. Peter Turnley/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images On Nov. 21, 1995, in the…
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Violent extremists wield words as weapons. New study reveals 6 tactics they use
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Awni Etaywe, Lecturer in Linguistics | Forensic Linguist Analysing Cyber Terrorism, Threatening Communications and Incitement | Media Researcher Investigating How Language Shapes Peace, Compassion and Empathy, Charles Darwin University Words are powerful tools. Violent extremists know this well, often choosing their phrasing extremely carefully to…