Cloture The Senate filibuster explained – and why it should be allowed to dietheconversation.com - Daniel Wirls Daniel Wirls is a Friend of The Conversation. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is the latest Democrat to argue an arcane Senate rule governing debate stands in the way of passing a progressive agenda, such …
Insecurity Top Democrats discussed 'Medicare for All' at Houston debate, but what about healthy food for all?theconversation.com - Patricia Smith The 10 Democrats who took the debate stage on Sept. 12 discussed many critical issues, from health care and climate change. But one important topic …
Harvey Weinstein Weinstein may be a monster, but the lawyers who enabled him are the real villains in #MeToo takedown 'She Said'theconversation.com - Elizabeth C. Tippett In the greater arc of the #MeToo movement, lawyers have lurked in the shadows, unnamed scribes formalizing agreements meant to stay secret. But in …
How corporate bankruptcy workstheconversation.com - Lindsey Simon Although companies follow many different paths to bankruptcy, each one encounters a process that is carefully designed to balance the rights of …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo How bankruptcy works for companies and creditorstheconversation.com - Lindsey Simon Although companies follow many different paths to bankruptcy, each one encounters a process that is carefully designed to balance the rights of …
Florida Hotels play vital role in relief efforts when disaster strikestheconversation.com - Rick Lagiewski Hotels are more than a place to stay while on vacation. They are also critical for destination disaster relief and recovery. When major hurricanes …
Supermarkets Why community-owned grocery stores like co-ops are the best recipe for revitalizing food desertstheconversation.com - Catherine Brinkley Tens of millions of Americans go to bed hungry at some point every year. While poverty is the primary culprit, some blame food insecurity on the lack …
Charities 4 tips for selecting charities after disasters like Hurricane Doriantheconversation.com - David Campbell Hurricane Dorian’s destruction in the Bahamas, North Carolina and up the Atlantic coast provides a terrible reminder of how these storms can upend …
University of Pittsburgh 'I'll have what she's having' – how and why we copy the choices of otherstheconversation.com - Kelly L. Haws and Brent McFerran and Peggy Liu Imagine you’re dining out at a casual restaurant with some friends. After looking over the menu, you decide to order the steak. But then, after a …
Women's News Why are there so few women CEOs?theconversation.com - Michael Holmes Women comprise about 47% of the U.S. workforce, yet they make up barely a quarter of all senior executives at large U.S. public companies. Even …
Climate Damage estimates for hurricanes like Dorian don't capture the full cost of climate change-fueled disasterstheconversation.com - Gary W. Yohe Scientists say climate change is causing powerful hurricanes like Dorian to increasingly stall over coastal areas, which leads to heavy flooding. …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHurricane Dorian Why damage estimates for hurricanes like Dorian won't capture the full cost of climate change-fueled disasterstheconversation.com - Gary W. Yohe Scientists say climate change is causing powerful hurricanes like Dorian to increasingly stall over coastal areas, which leads to heavy flooding. …
Money Curious Kids: Why is money green?theconversation.com - Jonah Estess Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to …
Purdue Pharma Why companies file for bankruptcy – and how it protects both debtors and creditorstheconversation.com - Lindsey Simon Reports have emerged that Purdue Pharma is in settlement talks to resolve thousands of federal and state lawsuits over its role in fueling the opioid …
Air Travel Why would anyone want to sit on a plane for over 18 hours? An economist takes the world's longest flighttheconversation.com - Jay L. Zagorsky Jay L. Zagorsky is a Friend of The Conversation. Recently Qantas announced plans to conduct test flights from New York and London to Sydney and two other Australian cities. If commercialized, these …
University of Michigan Companies don't need permission from the Business Roundtable to be better corporate citizenstheconversation.com - Erik Gordon A business group that represents the CEOs of America’s most powerful companies recently issued a statement that may sound like a roar. For decades, …
Plastic Removing mini-shampoos from hotel rooms won't save the environmenttheconversation.com - Yossi Sheffi InterContinental Hotels Group will replace mini-shampoos and conditioners with possibly more efficient bulk products by the year 2021. The …
Hong Kong How Hong Kong's protests are affecting its economytheconversation.com - Allen Morrison After nearly three months of unrest, the demonstrations in Hong Kong show no signs of slowing down. What began as opposition to a controversial …
Recession How to invest if you're worried a recession is comingtheconversation.com - Alexander Kurov Although the U.S. economy continues to grow and add jobs, talk of a recession is increasingly in the air due to a number of worrying signs. Business …
Cómo enseñar mejor a nuestros hijos en la era del big datatheconversation.com - Katie Headrick Taylor En la reunión de padres y maestros, me senté a un lado de la mesa frente a la maestra de mi hijo de primer grado. La maestra señaló porcentajes …
University of Alaska Anchorage Before Trump eyed Greenland: Here’s what happened last time the US bought a large chunk of the Arctictheconversation.com - William L. Iggiagruk Hensley Editor’s note: Reports that President Donald Trump has urged aides to look into buying Greenland make us think of the last time the United States …
Collective Bargaining How Democrats can win back workers in 2020theconversation.com - Thomas Kochan Labor unions and the workers they represent were once the heart and soul of the Democratic Party. The 2016 presidential election revealed just how …
Play button Companies promoting causes can be accused of 'wokewashing' – allying themselves only for good PRtheconversation.com - Kim Sheehan More consumers want companies to address societal problems, including climate change and crumbling infrastructure. Additionally, more than half want …
Venezuela 5 reasons why Trump's Venezuela embargo won't end the Maduro regimetheconversation.com - Marco Aponte-Moreno The U.S. has announced an economic embargo on Venezuela, intended to put an end to President Nicolás Maduro’s authoritarian regime. In an Aug. 5 …
The US-China trade war: 5 essential readstheconversation.com - Nicole Zelniker The U.S. has placed tariffs on more than US$250 billion worth of Chinese goods and has threatened tariffs on another $300 billion. China has …
Will Trump’s trade war with China ever end?theconversation.com - Charles Hankla President Donald Trump recently escalated his trade war with China, threatening to impose a 10% tariff on the remaining US$300 billion of untaxed …
This tax credit wasn't meant to help with housing, but that's exactly what it's doingtheconversation.com - Natasha Pilkauskas As rents rise and wages stagnate, many families struggle to find affordable housing in the U.S. This is especially true for low-income households who …
Scammers don't cheat because they need the money — they cheat because they're cheaterstheconversation.com - Marco A. Palma When we hear that a poor person scammed others out of money, we may attribute this behavior to their poverty, rationalizing that the person violated …
Fed rate cut bails out Trump for policies that are slowing the economytheconversation.com - Rodney Ramcharan The Federal Reserve appears to be bailing out the president. Responding to concerns of a slowing economy – in part caused by President Donald Trump’s …
