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Speaker McCarthy lays out initial cards in debt ceiling debate: 5 essential reads on why it's a high-stakes game

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has laid out an opening gambit in what is likely to be a lengthy battle over the debt ceiling, suggesting that Republicans are open to a deal – but at a very high price.

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Concerned about foreign interference in Canada? An 'enemy agent' registry is not the answer

Editor’s note: This story is part of a series that includes live interviews with Canada’s top social sciences and humanities academics. Click here to register for In Conversation With Jordan Stanger-Ross and Audrey Kobayashi, April 18 at 2 p.m. ET. This is a virtual event co-hosted by The Conversation Canada…

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How soils changed life on Earth

For the first 4 billion years of Earth’s existence, its continents were dusty, barren and rocky landscapes similar to the surface of Mars. But, around 500 million years ago, this all changed.

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Your favourite walk may have an expiry date

Public rights of way are legally protected footpaths which let anyone pass over private land so that they can access the countryside for leisure and recreation. Each path is recorded and maintained by local authorities to ensure they remain open, unobstructed and free for all to use. But not all…

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Debt dangers in Africa: how defaults hurt people, and why forgiveness isn’t the answer

Public debt repayments in some African countries are at their highest levels since 1998. The Conversation Africa’s founding editor Caroline Southey talks to dean and economics professor Philippe Burger about the danger of debt problems some African countries face.

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Introducing our new series on the future of Australian higher education

The Australian Universities Accord is a grandly named 12-month review seeking ideas to reform Australia’s higher education system for the next 30 years. Led by a prominent former vice-chancellor, Professor Mary O’Kane, it is one of the most important initiatives announced by Education Minister Jason Clare in his early days…

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Ukraine recap: downbeat US intelligence leak suggests no end in sight for the misery of this war

What we know – or think we know – about the progress of the war in Ukraine over the past few days has come courtesy of leaked Pentagon documents which appear to cover, in some detail, a wide range of issues around the conflict. As you’d expect, among the main…

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How recognising cultural practices in environmental regulation can help protect natural resources like sandalwood — podcast

Conserving or protecting natural resources, like landscapes or products, can involve limiting people’s access or use. When natural resources are connected to cultural, religious or spiritual practices, conservation needs to consider both biological and cultural diversity.

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Fast Fashion: Why garment workers' lives are still in danger 10 years after Rana Plaza — Podcast

Fast fashion is that ever-changing need to have the latest beautiful thing at a bargain price — that club-ready piece of clothing, that status symbol shoe or that must-have top you just found at the mall.

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The Colorado River drought crisis: 5 essential reads

A 23-year western drought has drastically shrunk the Colorado River, which provides water for drinking and irrigation for Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California and two states in Mexico. Under a 1922 compact, these jurisdictions receive fixed allocations of water from the river – but now there’s not…

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Fear and Wonder podcast: how scientists attribute extreme weather events to climate change

Last month the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Synthesis Report of the Sixth Assessment Report.

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Only 1 in 3 girls makes it to secondary school in Senegal: here's why and how to fix it

Senegal has a young population, with about half of its 18 million people aged below 19. This indicates a potentially high demand for education. Of those aged six to 11, however, 41% are out of school. In the age group 12 to 18, 43% aren’t in school. Statistics show, too,…

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Through role play and simulation, this course teaches strategic ways to strike business deals that do more than just make money

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

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Great Mysteries of Physics: do we really need a theory of everything?

Finding a theory of everything – explaining all the forces and particles in the universe – is arguably the holy grail of physics. While each of its main theories works extraordinarily well, they clash also with each other – leaving physicists to search for a deeper, more fundamental theory.

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Efforts to ban critical race theory have been put forth in all but one state – and many threaten schools with a loss of funds

Few topics in education have dominated the news over the past few years as much as efforts to ban critical race theory from the nation’s schools. The topic is so pervasive that researchers at the UCLA School of Law Critical Race Studies Program have created a new database to track…

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The Vatican just renounced a 500-year-old doctrine that justified colonial land theft … Now what? — Podcast

Last week, the Vatican finally distanced itself from the Doctrine of Discovery — a hundreds of years old decree that justified land theft and enslavement of people who were not Christian.

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6 stories about chocolate and Easter

A round-up of some of the best stories centered around chocolate production, safety and customs

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Do glitzy awards like the Earthshot Prize actually help solve problems of climate change? – podcast

Every year, tens of billions of dollars are spent by universities, research institutes and private companies to develop solutions for climate change. Yet when a government decides to fund research for a piece of technology or branch of science, it rarely makes news.

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The truth behind China’s ‘world-leading’ scientific research

China has for the first time become the world’s leading producer of high-quality scientific research, according to a Japanese study.

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #55

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

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What Trump's business fraud charges mean – a former prosecutor explains the 34 felony counts and obstacles ahead for Manhattan's DA

Former President Donald Trump was arraigned in New York on April 4, 2023. Shortly after, the charges that a Manhattan grand jury indicted him on were made public.

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Foreign exchange: several African countries have a shortage of US dollars - why this happens and how to fix it

A number of African countries, including Kenya, Egypt, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ghana and Zambia, are currently experiencing shortages of US dollars. The dollar is the dominant currency in international transactions. These countries rely on the US currency to pay for foreign debts, essential goods and industrial inputs. Development economist Christopher Adam…

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Easter bunnies, cacao beans and pollinating bugs: A basket of 6 essential reads about chocolate

Tens of millions of chocolate bunnies get sold in the U.S. every Easter. Here are six articles about chocolate from The Conversation’s archive – great reading while you’re nibbling the ears off your own bunny (if you’re one of the three-quarters of Americans who start at the top).

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From goddesses and rabbits to theology and 'Superstar': 4 essential reads on Easter's surprisingly complicated history

What’s Easter about? In some ways, the answer is pretty simple: Jesus Christ, and Christians’ belief that he rose from the dead.

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How white privilege plays into the first lady’s idea to invite runner-up Iowa to the White House

After Louisiana State University beat the University of Iowa for the women’s college basketball championship on April 2, 2023 – winning by 17 points – first lady Jill Biden floated the idea of inviting both the winning and losing teams to the White House to celebrate because Iowa “played such…

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