What’s the best way to ease rents and improve housing affordability? We modelled 4 of the government’s biggest programs
This article is part of The Conversation’s series examining the housing crisis. Read the other articles in the series here.A...
Donor-advised funds: US regulators are scrambling to catch up with the boom in these charitable giving accounts
DAFs more or less operate as a mini foundation.Wong Yu Liang/Moment via Getty ImagesA revolution in charitable giving is underway ...
Profits over patients: For-profit nursing home chains are draining resources from care while shifting huge sums to owners’ pockets
The for-profit nursing home sector is growing, and it places a premium on cost cutting and big profits, which has led to low staff...
As the US government and record labels go after TikTok, musicians get the squeeze
Thomas Raggi of the band Måneskin performs a concert that streamed live on TikTok in 2021.Fabian Sommer/Picture Alliance via...
AI vs. elections: 4 essential reads about the threat of high-tech deception in politics
Like it or not, AI is already playing a role in the 2024 presidential election.kirstypargeter/iStock via Getty ImagesIt’s of...
How do airplanes fly? An aerospace engineer explains the physics of flight
U.S. airlines carry more than 800 million passengers per year.Lasha Kilasonia/iStock via Getty Images PlusCurious Kids i…
Amid growth in AI writing tools, this course teaches future lawyers and other professionals to become better editors
Even the best paragraphs may have room for improvement.PhonlamaiPhoto via Getty ImagesUncommon Courses is an occasional …
Children experience more injuries, stress and even burnout when they specialize in one sport
Along with ankle injuries, kids focusing on one sport tend to have more shoulder and knee issues, including ACL injuries…
Free school meals for all may reduce childhood obesity, while easing financial and logistical burdens for families and schools
School meal waivers that started with the COVID-19 pandemic stopped with the end of the public health emergency.Jonathan…
Biden and Trump, though old, are both likely to survive to the end of the next president’s term, demographers explain
Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump are nearly twice the median age of the U.S. population.AP PhotoIn a recent poll, 67% of …
‘Just a mum’: pregnant women and working parents feel overlooked and undervalued in the workplace
Ground Picture/ShutterstockPregnant women and workers with children are often unfairly treated by their bosses and colle…
Stamp duty is holding us back from moving homes – we’ve worked out how much
This article is part of The Conversation’s series examining the housing crisis. Read the other articles in the ser…
Economists say Australia shouldn’t try to transition to net zero by aping the mammoth US Inflation Reduction Act
ShutterstockAustralia’s top economists are pressing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese not to ape US President Joe Bi…
Why Fani Willis was allowed to stay on as prosecutor of criminal case against Trump in Georgia – and what…
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis listens to final arguments in her disqualification hearing on March 1, 2024…
Is TikTok’s parent company an agent of the Chinese state? In China Inc., it’s a little more complicated
Some U.S. lawmakers have grown concerned about TikTok.Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images.Does the Chinese government have o…
‘Gross negligence’: why a parent like James Crumbley can be found guilty for their child’s crimes
James Crumbley appears in court on March 13, 2024, during his trial on charges of involuntary manslaughter. Bill Pugli…
How ‘Dune’ became a beacon for the fledgling environmental movement − and a rallying cry for the new science of…
Oregon's Umpqua Dunes inspired the desert planet Arrakis in Frank Herbert's 'Dune.'VWPics/Universal Images Group via Get…