Many students say they aren’t learning much about slavery beyond its harsh conditions. A historian explores how Juneteenth offers opportunities to change that reality.
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The final report in the IPCC’s sixth assessment series says countries will have to cut their greenhouse gas emissions 60% in the next 12 years to keep global warming in check.
The Fed has been trying to tame employment and wages to keep inflation in check. It ain’t working.
The earthquake that struck Turkey and neighboring Syria on Feb. 6, 2023, was a natural disaster, but its consequences have been shaped by the human tragedy of the Syrian civil war.
A drop in gas prices helped tame inflation in December 2022. But grocery prices and housing costs continued to rise.
Usually when jobs and wages are rising, it’s a good thing, but right now they may signal higher odds of a nasty recession – and Americans aren’t ready for it.
Consolidating peace efforts across the vast territory has proved difficult for close to three decades. Scholars explain why.
Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo is used to win a place in government, not to overthrow it. And it keeps working.
Inflation remained near a 40-year high due to a jump in the cost of food and shelter. But that might not mean the Federal Reserve will get more aggressive when it comes to monetary policy.
It’s not just Ukrainians. In 2021, nearly 90 million people were forced to flee their homes.
Lawmakers are seeking to downplay the role that slavery played in the development of the United States, but history tells a different story.
The reasons for the prominence of the Ukraine war in the West are many – and include the Ukrainian government’s strategic efforts to tailor presentations of the conflict for Western sensibilities.
Politics have never been that far away from the Eurovision Song Contest. Since its inception, the annual event has reflected the political culture and geopolitical realities of Europe.
Putin has been consumed with presenting a hyper-macho image throughout his presidency. And in recent years, he’s ramped up sexist and LGBTQ-phobic rhetoric.
Tahun baru adalah waktu yang tepat untuk mengadopsi kebiasaan dan rutinitas baru yang sehat.
Plus, a section of a rocket is about to crash on the Moon. What scientists hope to learn from it. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
An author of the report explains the damaging effects climate change is already having and why adaptation is essential.
Views of the stages of adulthood are stuck in the early 20th century, even though they’ve changed a lot over the past 100 years.
The new year is a perfect time to adopt new health habits and routines. These four scholars reflect on the ways that they overcame the pandemic blues to get fit.
Until recently the Federal Reserve had been purchasing roughly $120 billion of assets every month to support the US economy. The Fed began scaling back those purchases in November and doubled the pace on Dec. 15.
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Professor of Psychology, Clark University
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Professor of International Development, Community, and Environment, Clark University
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Charles E. Scheidt Visiting Assistant Professor of Genocide Studies and Prevention, Clark University
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Research Scientist, Clark University
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Assistant Professor of Economics, Clark University
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Professor and Director, International Development, Community, and Environment, Clark University
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Assistant Professor of English, Clark University
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Professor of History, Clark University
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Senior Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Clark University
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Professor of English, Clark University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Clark University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Clark University
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Professor of Practice in Education, Clark University
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Henry J. Leir Chair in Language, Literature and Culture, Clark University
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Professor of Political Science, Clark University
