An economist explains what it would cost to give SNAP benefits to all Americans in households earning up to about $100,000 per year – and why it would be worth it.
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Four out of five Americans regularly buy some kind of organic food. An expert on the industry says more federal support could greatly expand organic farming and its environmental benefits.
Every corner of the Middle East and North Africa will be touched in some way by the failure of American authority in Afghanistan.
The Tongass National Forest in Alaska, a focus of political battles over old-growth logging and road-building in forests for decades, has received new protection from the Biden administration.
A handful of banks now dominate the US financial sector. This consolidation has resulted in higher costs for consumers and small businesses and put the economy at greater risk of a financial crisis.
Experts explain the significance of this new ‘allowance.’
While noncompetes may make sense for well-paid executives who possess trade secrets, they make less sense for low-paid workers – yet many are subject to the agreements.
In Afghanistan, it does not pay to be on the losing side. There is a danger that a spreading perception the Taliban are poised to take over could trigger a wave of government and army defections.
Three experts explain a few aspects of American infrastructure that desperately need investment.
Starting in July 2021, most US families will get monthly payments from the IRS of either $250 or $300 per child under 18.
A bipartisan group of senators proposed the gas tax should be indexed to inflation to help pay for new infrastructure spending, an approach Biden calls ‘regressive.’
When announcing financial penalties on Russia earlier this year, Biden hinted at the prospect of ‘further’ sanctions. An energy scholar explains what Biden may have meant.
Most people think of trust as active – you place your trust in someone or you don’t. But weak cybersecurity, like leaving your front door unlocked, is a matter of trust, too.
Electric cars offer benefits for low-income and minority drivers, including cleaner air and lower maintenance costs. But it will take more than rebates on new models to make EVs accessible for all.
The fighting between Israelis and Palestinians grew quickly and ferociously after being ignited by a conflict in an Arab part of Jerusalem. Why did things go so bad so quickly?
Rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership would boost trade in Southeast Asia, counter China and help show the world the US is back.
The Biden administration has a goal of getting from today’s 42 megawatts of offshore wind power to nearly 30,000 by the end of the decade, but there are still obstacles ahead.
President Biden wants to use his $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan to shore up child and home care. A scholar explains why that kind of care is just as critical as roads and bridges.
President Biden has proposed spending $45 billion to replace every lead water pipe and service line in the nation. A public health expert explains why he sees this as a worthwhile investment.
Polls have consistently found robust support for this benefit, with a growing share of the public approving of paid time off for dads.
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Tony Walker est un·e adhérent·e de The ConversationVice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Executive Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University
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Senior Counsellor and Professor Emeritus of Practice in Philanthropic Studies, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Professor Emeritus of Global Change Biology and Terrestrial Systems Science, Oregon State University
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PhD Candidate, School of Public Affairs, American University
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Part-Time Professor of Economics, The New School
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Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
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Chancellor's Professor of Earth Sciences and Executive Director, Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute, Indiana University
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Provost Professor of Sociology and Public Policy, UMass Amherst
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Professor in Korean Studies, Tufts University
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Professor, Islam and Global Affairs, University of Delaware
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Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University
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Professor & Greenbaum/Ferguson/NJAR Endowed Chair in Real Estate Policy, Monmouth University
