NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

How the 'Heat and Light' of 1968 still influence today: 3 essential reads

  • Written by Jonathan Gang, Editorial Researcher and Multimedia Producer
Protesters fill the streets outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. AP Photo

Editor’s note: As we come to the end of the year, Conversation editors take a look back at the stories that – for them – exemplified 2018.

This year, The Conversation US marked the 50th anniversary of 1968 with our first podcast, “...

Read more: How the 'Heat and Light' of 1968 still influence today: 3 essential reads

More Articles ...

  1. Researching clergy sex abuse can take a heavy emotional toll: 3 essential reads
  2. #MeToo, workplace equality and the 'wave of women': 3 essential reads
  3. Your deeply held beliefs may just be wrong – 5 essential reads
  4. The animal world is still awesome: 3 essential reads
  5. Remember, you're being manipulated on social media: 4 essential reads
  6. What's wrong with Huawei, and why are countries banning the Chinese telecommunications firm?
  7. CBS' Moonves scandal shows why corporate America needs tougher CEO pay contracts
  8. Only Les Moonves' egregious behavior saved CBS $120M – that's why CEO contracts need to change
  9. What is 'green' dry cleaning? A toxics expert explains
  10. An Indian perspective on the Poland climate meeting: Not much help for the world's poor and vulnerable
  11. Are your grandparents getting tipsy at the holiday party?
  12. The humble origins of 'Silent Night'
  13. Alternative approaches needed to end racial disparities in school discipline
  14. Informal networks of generosity are supporting asylum seekers on both sides of the border
  15. 'Tis the season for conception
  16. Does terrorism work? We studied 90 groups to get the answer
  17. Is it unethical to give your cat catnip?
  18. Who is responsible for migrants?
  19. In 'Mary Poppins Returns,' an ode to the gas lamp
  20. How to handle the return of a long-lost family member during the holidays
  21. An economist's take on the Poland climate conference: The glass is more than half full
  22. Cargo ships are emitting boatloads of carbon, and nobody wants to take the blame
  23. If you recycled all the plastic garbage in the world, you could buy the NFL, Apple and Microsoft
  24. You can probably eat more Christmas cookies than you think - just take a look at the calorie guidelines
  25. Advanced digital networks look a lot like the human nervous system
  26. How T.M. Landry College Prep failed black families
  27. Shockwaves from French 'yellow vest' protests felt across Europe
  28. Exorcisms have been part of Christianity for centuries
  29. Indian bill to 'protect' trafficking victims will make sex workers less safe
  30. The math on why the Trump administration's fuel standards report is seriously flawed
  31. Why you should give your grandparents a 3D printer for Christmas
  32. China's win-at-all-costs approach suggests it will follow its own dangerous path in biomedicine
  33. Why the Texas ruling on Obamacare is on shaky legal ground
  34. Can your heart grow three sizes? A doctor reads 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas'
  35. Is the FDA being Grinch-like in raising concerns about raw cookie dough?
  36. Cómo alentar a las niñas a estudiar carreras científicas y matemáticas: 7 estrategias
  37. As hunting declines, efforts grow to broaden the funding base for wildlife conservation
  38. What the US could learn from Thailand about health care coverage
  39. Trump administration ban on NIH use of fetal tissue should worry all scientists
  40. The NRA's financial weakness, explained
  41. Nearly all sexual harassment at work goes unreported – and those who do report often see zero benefit
  42. We train Colombian woolly monkeys to be wild again – and maybe save them from extinction
  43. How wireless recharging works – and doesn't, yet
  44. Worry over kids' excessive smartphone use is more justified than ever before
  45. Who are Yemen's Houthis?
  46. Looking for a high-tech gift for a young child? Think playgrounds, not playpens
  47. The key to our humanity isn't genetic, it's microbial
  48. Why shaming your children on social media may make things worse
  49. What winter solstice rituals tell us about indigenous people
  50. No coups occurred in 2018. Will next year be so stable?