Tag: politics
How a government shutdown affects the economy
Scott R. Baker, Northwestern University
Parts of the federal government have been closed since midnight on Dec. 22, making it the second-longest shutdown on record....
#MeToo, workplace equality and the ‘wave of women’: 3 essential reads
Bryan Keogh, The Conversation and Nicole Zelniker, The Conversation
Editor’s note: As we come to the end of the year, Conversation editors take a look...
Can artisanal weed compete with ‘Big Marijuana’?
Ryan Stoa, Concordia University School of Law
You’ve heard of Big Pharma and Big Tobacco. How about Big Marijuana?
The drug’s growing legalization is raising...
Arms sales to Saudi Arabia give Trump all the leverage he...
Terrence Guay, Pennsylvania State University
Among Donald Trump’s many unusual characteristics as president is his frankness.
Last week, after the disappearance and apparent torture...
More college students expected to vote in 2018 midterms
Nancy Thomas, Tufts University
In order to gain insight into the role that college students might play in the outcome of the 2018 midterm elections...
How is ‘new NAFTA’ different? A trade expert explains
Amanda M. Countryman, Colorado State University
On Sept. 30, the U.S., Canada and Mexico reached a deal to scrap NAFTA and replace it with a...
Here’s how Trump-era politics are affecting worker morale – and what...
Wayne Hochwarter, Florida State University
Pundits are projecting this year’s midterm elections to be nasty, polarizing and “epic.”
They’re also expected to stress a lot of...
Canada will be part of Trump’s new NAFTA – corporate lobbyists...
Christina Fattore, West Virginia University
The announcement last month that the U.S. and Mexico had reached an agreement to replace NAFTA without Canada surprised trade...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
