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History points to more dangerous Malheur-style standoffs

  • Written by Char Miller, W. M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis, Pomona College

The acquittal of Ammon Bundy and other militia members who occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon last January leaves our public lands and the people who steward them in a vulnerable position. Indeed, it puts a target on their backs.

The Bundy family has said as much. “The government should be scared,” Ryan Bundy asserte...

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Why voters don't seem to forgive Clinton, while Trump gets a free pass

  • Written by T. Bettina Cornwell, Professor of Marketing, University of Oregon

A persistent mystery discussed in this presidential campaign has been double standards. In other words, while Donald Trump seems to have a “get out of jail free” card, Hillary Clinton can’t seem to “pass go.”

A case in point is the news last week that the FBI is looking at more emails potentially tied to Clinton....

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Should oil companies like Exxon be forced to disclose climate change risks?

  • Written by Paul Griffin, Professor of Management, University of California, Davis

Exxon Mobil announced on Oct. 28 that it may have to take the largest asset write-down in its history. The company said that 4.6 billion barrels of oil and gas assets – 20 percent of its current inventory of future prospects – may be too expensive to tap.

Some took Exxon’s statement as evidence that the fossil fuel industry is...

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When 'energy' drinks actually contained radioactive energy

  • Written by Timothy J. Jorgensen, Director of the Health Physics and Radiation Protection Graduate Program and Associate Professor of Radiation Medicine, Georgetown University
imageRefreshingly radioactive?Drink image via www.shutterstock.com.

Modern life have you feeling frazzled? Flagging a bit as you rush through your day? Maybe you’re one of the millions of consumers who lean on energy drinks to put a little extra pep in your step.

Though emblematic of our time, energy drinks aren’t an invention of the new...

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Global climate talks move to Marrakesh: Here's what they need to achieve

  • Written by Adil Najam, Dean, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University
imageGlobal climate negotiators come to Marrakesh to talk about how to transfer money from rich to poor countries for climate adaptation, among other issues. leungchitak/flickr, CC BY-ND

Even though evidence on an ever-worsening global climate keeps pouring in with alarming frequency, the last 12 months have, in fact, been a relatively good year for...

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Dylann Roof, Michael Slager on trial: Five essential reads on Charleston

  • Written by Danielle Douez, Associate Editor, Politics + Society, The Conversation

Editor’s note: The following is a roundup of archival stories related to race and violence.

Two white men are going on trial this month for shootings that happened in Charleston, South Carolina during 2015.

Michael Slager, a white former police officer, faces a murder charge for killing 50-year-old Walter Scott, a black man who was unarmed....

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Here's why daylight saving time isn't worth the trouble it causes

  • Written by Laura Grant, Assistant Professor of Economics, Claremont McKenna College
imageSpring forward, fall back ... why?Shutterstock.com

Today the sun is shining during my commute home from work. But this weekend, public service announcements will remind us to “fall back,” ending daylight saving time (DST) by setting our clocks an hour earlier on Sunday, Nov. 6. On Nov. 7, many of us will commute home in the dark.

This...

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Maine ballot initiative would let voters rank candidates

  • Written by Steven Mulroy, Law Professor in Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Election Law, University of Memphis

In a 1996 “Simpsons” episode, evil aliens Kodos and Kang secretly replace and impersonate Bill Clinton and Bob Dole during that year’s election.

The Simpsons: ‘Two Party System’

When their plot is revealed, an angry crowd of voters vows to vote third party. Kodos scoffs at their empty threat, saying, “What, and...

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Why understanding Native American religion is important for resolving the Dakota Access Pipeline crisis

  • Written by Rosalyn R. LaPier, Visiting Assistant Professor of Women's Studies, Environmental Studies and Native American Religion, Harvard University

In recent weeks, protests against the building of the Dakota Access Pipeline across North Dakota have escalated. Native American elders, families and children have set up tipis and tents on a campsite near the pipeline’s path in the hope of stopping the pipeline’s construction.

Dave Archambault Jr., the leader of the Standing Rock Sioux...

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The Conversation is hiring an education editor

  • Written by Maria Balinska, Editor, The Conversation

Do you have a passion for communicating the latest findings on how children learn language or the history of libraries? Do you enjoy working with scholars who are doing cutting edge research in education – from pre-kindergarten to university? We are looking for an experienced journalist and editor who is able to cover a range of issues...

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  5. Urban nation: What's at stake for cities in the 2016 elections
  6. How hard is it to rig an election?
  7. Californians backing cigarette tax boost, even though Big Tobacco spending millions
  8. Restoring transparency and fairness to the FBI investigation of Clinton emails
  9. Why the Supreme Court matters for workers
  10. The myth of the disappearing book
  11. How US policy in Honduras set the stage for today's mass migration
  12. Why you shouldn't blame lying on the brain
  13. The ocean is losing its breath – and climate change is making it worse
  14. How to ensure smart cities benefit everyone
  15. Why the current plan to save the endangered vaquita porpoise won't work
  16. What do cheerleader uniforms and smartphones have in common?
  17. Why America urgently needs to improve K-12 civic education
  18. Drug prices: Where do we go after the Election?
  19. A fractured system: where do you go when you suddenly need health care?
  20. Are we streaming into political participation through a personalized, on-demand TV diet?
  21. Why do so many believe Hillary Clinton is inauthentic?
  22. Why aren't environmentalists supporting a carbon tax in Washington state?
  23. In getting 'new' Clinton emails, did the FBI violate the Constitution?
  24. Why we'll always be obsessed with – and afraid of – monsters
  25. How to get the most candy on Halloween (without resorting to extortion)
  26. How women are harmed by calling sexual assault 'locker room talk'
  27. Is the Islamic State finished? Five possible scenarios
  28. Millions more voters legalizing marijuana won't clear up regulatory haze
  29. The World Series of the Apocalypse?
  30. Could razing Hitler’s first home backfire?
  31. How a new generation is changing evangelical Christianity
  32. Why Zika has infected so many people in Puerto Rico
  33. Julian Assange and WikiLeaks are harming diplomacy more than the Clinton campaign
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  35. Will US energy policy push fossil fuels or renewable energy? Six essential reads
  36. Deep underground, smartphones can save miners' lives
  37. Turning diamonds' defects into long-term 3-D data storage
  38. Three reasons the US doesn't have universal health coverage
  39. Here's how the next president could work with Congress to fix Obamacare
  40. Preserving fright, one haunted house at a time
  41. What's at risk if scientists don't think strategically before talking politics
  42. Here's why our next president should block AT T's Time Warner tie-up
  43. In a post-truth election, clicks trump facts
  44. Trump's wall ignores the economic logic of undocumented immigrant labor
  45. Americans and Russians see the world differently, and that's hurting Syrians
  46. Alcoholism research: A virus could manipulate neurons to reduce the desire to drink
  47. Why sports fans need villains
  48. Is Clinton or Trump a better choice for parents?
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  50. As incomes rise in China, so does concern about pollution