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How to make child care more affordable? Trump and Clinton have plans. Our experts offer background and insight.
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump appeared in the ‘commander-in-chief’ forum this week. This roundup looks at what the experts have to say about our nation’s biggest vulnerabilities.
Do you care about how big data is transforming science and society? And how mathematics can help solve social problems? Are you adept at translating data into compelling graphics? We’re hiring!
Whether you’re spending the holiday shopping for bargains, barbecuing with friends or striking for better pay, here are a few Labor Day highlights from our labor experts.
President Obama still believes there’s hope to pass the 12-nation TPP deal before he leaves office, but the chances seem very slim.
The major presidential candidates each gave an economic address this week. Get behind the problems they identified and the promises they made with this roundup of key coverage from our archive.
Articles from our archive that offer a variety of insights into the Florida shooting.
Here are highlights from The Conversation US’ coverage of antibiotics and how scientists are trying to combat resistant bacteria.
We’ve been examining the ins and outs of TPP and the rise of the anti-trade right for months. Here’s a roundup of some of our coverage.
This week our collaborators at the PBS debate show Point Taken ask: is the U.S. moving too quickly or too slowly on gender rights?
The new regulation will allow millions more U.S. workers to qualify for overtime pay. Our experts assess the impact.
This week our collaborators at the PBS debate show Point Taken focus on the idea of reparations for slavery and Jim Crow. Writing for The Conversation, Carlton Mark Waterhouse of Indiana University argues…
This week our collaborators at the PBS debate show Point Taken focus on the cost of university tuition: is it worth it?
Our collaboration with Point Taken, a new program from WGBH TV continues this week on the topic of Syrian refugees.
We kick off our collaboration with Point Taken, a new debate program from WGBH TV.
We’re looking for two dynamic and experienced journalists to join The Conversation US team based in Atlanta.
Nineteen research universities join nine foundations in supporting the work of The Conversation US.
A look back at a year marked by terrorism, gun violence and clashes between police and African Americans.
From California’s drought and fracking in the US to the pope’s encyclical and the post-Paris future of climate change, environment and energy stories rose to global importance this year.
Science + Technology covers an awful lot of ground. Here’s what we chose to focus on during 2015.
Checking up on the year in health and medicine.
Our scholars delivered a steady supply of research and analysis on what was a busy year in business and economics.
Did you miss the Democratic debate on Saturday? Here are some of the key themes that developed and scholarship to help you understand them.
In light of the newly ignited political debate about vaccines, here in one article are some of the highlights of our vaccines coverage.