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Trump’s use of FBI to target ‘enemies’ echoes FBI’s dark history of mass surveillance, dirty tricks and perversion of justice under J. Edgar Hoover

  • Written by Betty Medsger, Professor Emeritus of Journalism, San Francisco State University
imageThe building in Media, Penn. where burglars in 1971 found evidence of decades of FBI abuses against citizens.Betty Medsger

As a candidate last year, Donald Trump promised retribution against his perceived enemies. As president, he is doing that.

At the Department of Justice, a “Weaponization Working Group” has a long list of...

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Even as Jimmy Kimmel returns to the airwaves, TV networks remain more vulnerable to political pressure than ever before

  • Written by Sage Meredith Goodwin, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for American Political History and Technology, Purdue University
imageABC briefly suspended 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' after the host made controversial remarks about the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Turner

“Is there any way we can screw him?” asked President Richard M. Nixon.

“We’ve been trying to,” an aide replied, alluding to the White...

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A Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger could give Trump even more influence over US media – shaping the news and culture Americans watch and stream

  • Written by Pawel Popiel, Assistant Professor of Journalism, Washington State University
imageA proposed mega-merger would give the new company massive influence over film, television, streaming and the cloud infrastructure.bymuratdeniz/iStock Getty Images Plus

Following unprecedented threats from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr, major affiliate station owners Nexstar and Sinclair Broadcasting pressured...

Read more: A Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger could give Trump even more influence over US media –...

Why can’t we feel the Earth moving?

  • Written by Nilakshi Veerabathina, Professor of Physics Instruction, University of Texas at Arlington
imageThe Earth's rotation makes the stars look like they're moving.Qu Yubao/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images

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 CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.

Why can’t we feel the Earth moving? – Dave H., age 12, Atlanta

Right now,...

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A Great Lakes oil pipeline faces 3 controversies with no speedy resolutions

  • Written by Mike Shriberg, Professor of Practice & Engagement, School for Environment & Sustainability; Director of the University of Michigan Water Center, University of Michigan
imageA section of Enbridge's Line 5 runs along the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan.Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy via AP

For more than a decade, controversy over an oil pipeline that passes directly through a Native American reservation and then across a sensitive waterway that is also a key shipping lane has...

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How Squishmallow collecting helped me cope with grief, make new enemies and find ‘villains’ worth studying

  • Written by Danielle Hass, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Marketing, West Virginia University

I was one of the millions of people who lost someone to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the nonstop news about the “new normal,” my grief felt invisible. I took shallow solace in my phone and turned to social media to numb me from the reality that I now lived in: a world without my dad.

One day, while mindlessly scrolling, I came across...

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TikTok sale puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the For You Page works and what changes are in store

  • Written by Kelley Cotter, Assistant Professor of Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State
imageTikTok appears to be changing hands, but what that means for users is up in the air.Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump announced on Sept. 19, 2025, a preliminary agreement for the sale of a majority stake in TikTok from Chinese tech giant ByteDance to a group of U.S. investors following Trump’s negotiation with...

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Vaccine mandates misinformation: 2 experts explain the true role of slavery and racism in the history of public health policy – and the growing threat ignorance poses today

  • Written by Lauren MacIvor Thompson, Assistant Professor of History and Interdisciplinary Studies, Kennesaw State University
imageVaccination rates in Florida schools have dipped below the threshold for immunity to certain preventable diseases.Suzi Media Production/iStock via Getty Images Plus

On Sept. 3, 2025, Florida announced its plans to be the first state to eliminate vaccine mandates for its citizens, including those for children to attend school.

Current Florida law...

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How Philly anarcho-punks blended music, noise and social justice in the 1990s and 2000s

  • Written by Edward Avery-Natale, Professor of Sociology, Mercer County Community College
imageA scene from R.A.M.B.O.'s last-ever show in Philadelphia (before a reunion in 2024) at Starlight Ballroom on May 27, 2007.Joseph A. Gervasi/LOUD! FAST! PHILLY!

While New York City is commonly considered the birthplace of American punk rock, just 100 miles south of the famous CBGB club where the Ramones and other early punk bands got their start is P...

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Why are there so many protests? The US public is highly polarized, and that drives people to act

  • Written by Seth Warner, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut
imageDemonstrators march in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 6, 2025, to protest President Donald Trump's use of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in the nation's capital.AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

Protests are becoming a routine part of public life in the United States. Since 2017, the number of nonviolent demonstrations has almost tripled,...

Read more: Why are there so many protests? The US public is highly polarized, and that drives people to act

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  1. Why Jimmy Kimmel’s First Amendment rights weren’t violated – but ABC’s would be protected if it stood up to the FCC and Trump
  2. Palestinian statehood is winning major new supporters at UN – but symbolic action won’t make it happen
  3. UK and other Western nations recognize Palestinian state ahead of UN meetings – but symbolic action won’t make statehood happen
  4. UK, France and other Western nations recognize Palestinian state ahead of UN meetings – but symbolic action won’t make statehood happen
  5. Hepatitis B shot for newborns has nearly eliminated childhood infections with this virus in the US
  6. Naming and categorizing objects is part of how young kids develop executive function skills – new research
  7. Suicide-by-chatbot puts Big Tech in the product liability hot seat
  8. Antisemitism on campus is a real problem − but headlines and government-proposed solutions don’t match the experience of most Jewish students
  9. New website tracks how Pennsylvania’s $2.2B in opioid settlement funds is being spent
  10. The president as partisan warrior: Trump’s rejection of traditional presidential statesmanship
  11. More Americans meet criteria for high blood pressure under new guidelines
  12. Nuclear in your backyard? Tiny reactors could one day power towns and campuses – but community input will be key
  13. US touts collaborative plan to tackle Mexico’s drug cartels – but initiative is met with denial and mistrust south of the border
  14. Sourdough and submission in the name of God: How tradwife content fuses femininity with anti-feminist ideas
  15. How the spiritual sound of the shofar shapes the Jewish new year – a Jewish studies scholar explains
  16. A walk across Alaska’s Arctic sea ice brings to life the losses that appear in climate data
  17. Scams and frauds: Here are the tactics criminals use on you in the age of AI and cryptocurrencies
  18. 4 decades after the landmark book ‘Alone in a Crowd,’ women in the trades still battle bias – a professor-turned-welder reflects
  19. Pneumonia vaccines for adults are now recommended starting at age 50 – a geriatrician explains the change
  20. Trump administration is threatening liberal foundations and nonprofits after Kirk’s death – but proving wrongdoing by any of them would be very hard
  21. Why Florida’s plan to end vaccine mandates will likely spread to other conservative states
  22. A cold shock to ease the burn − how brief stress can help your brain reframe a tough workout
  23. Bolsonaro conviction breaks Brazil’s record of handing impunity to coup plotters and may protect its democracy from military interference
  24. For birds, flocks promise safety – especially if you’re faster than your neighbor
  25. Fed rate cut is attempt to prevent recession without sending prices soaring
  26. Vaccine death and side effects database relies on unverified reports – and Trump officials and right-wing media are applying it out of context
  27. Right-wing extremist violence is more frequent and more deadly than left-wing violence − what the data shows
  28. Can violent extremists be deradicalized? I spoke with 24 former terrorists in Indonesia to find out
  29. Mars rovers serve as scientists’ eyes and ears from millions of miles away – here are the tools Perseverance used to spot a potential sign of ancient life
  30. Muslim men have often been portrayed as ‘terrorists’ or ‘fanatics’ on TV shows, but Muslim-led storytelling is trying to change that narrative
  31. Would you eat a grasshopper? In Oaxaca, it’s been a tasty tradition for thousands of years
  32. Federal judge overturns part of Florida’s book ban law, drawing on nearly 100 years of precedent protecting First Amendment access to ideas
  33. Why do big oil companies invest in green energy?
  34. Harvard, like all Americans, can’t be punished by the government for speaking freely – and a federal court decision upholds decades of precedents saying so
  35. Your immune system attacks drugs like it does viruses – paradoxically offering a way to improve cancer treatment
  36. Calling deaths ‘preventable’ can obscure barriers to health care access and shift blame to individuals
  37. US women narrowed the pay gap with men by having fewer kids
  38. Does anyone go to prison for federal mortgage fraud? Not many, the numbers suggest
  39. Fed, under pressure to cut rates, tries to balance labor market and inflation – while avoiding dreaded stagflation
  40. Ukraine is starting to think about memorials – a tricky task during an ongoing war
  41. How a corpse plant makes its terrible smell − it has a strategy, and its female flowers do most of the work
  42. 5 ways students can think about learning so that they can learn more − and how their teachers can help
  43. After Charlie Kirk’s murder, the US might seem hopelessly divided – is there any way forward?
  44. Molecular ‘fossils’ offer microscopic clues to the origins of life – but they take care to interpret
  45. Identifying as a ‘STEM person’ makes you more likely to pursue a STEM job – and caregivers may unknowingly shape kids’ self-identity
  46. Emergency alerts may not reach those who need them most in Colorado
  47. 2 shootings, 2 states, minutes apart − a trauma psychiatrist explains how exposure to shootings changes all of us
  48. The Moon is getting slightly farther away from the Earth each year − a physicist explains why
  49. Harm-reduction vending machines offer free naloxone, pregnancy tests and hygiene kits
  50. Xi’s show of unity with Putin and Kim could complicate China’s delicate diplomatic balance