Trump’s rhetoric after his felony conviction is designed to distract, stoke fear and ease the way for an anti-democratic strongman (theconversation.com)
‘Born in the USA’ turns 40 − and still remains one of Bruce Springsteen’s most misunderstood songs (theconversation.com)
China turns to private hackers as it cracks down on online activists on Tiananmen Square anniversary (theconversation.com)
By Christopher K. Tong, Associate Professor of Asian Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County....
Does the US have a planned economy? You might be surprised (theconversation.com)
Descartes and the deep state: what 17th-century philosophy reveals about Trump and QAnon (theconversation.com)
Why is ‘moral equivalence’ such a bad thing? A political philosopher explains (theconversation.com)
Cate Blanchett, like most Australians, thinks she’s middle class. An expert on class explains why that matters (theconversation.com)
Avocados are a ‘green gold’ export for Mexico, but growing them is harming forests and waters (theconversation.com)
More military veterans and active duty service members are dying by suicide than in battle – understanding why can help with prevention (theconversation.com)
Drake’s beef with Kendrick Lamar isn’t nearly as important as his tiff with Tupac Shakur’s estate over using the dead rapper’s voice (theconversation.com)
Putin’s designs on a Baltic island are leading Sweden to prepare for war, researcher says (theconversation.com)
By Professor Natasha Lindstaedt, Department of Government, University of Essex....
Et si le lien entre cancer et environnement datait du XVIIIᵉ siècle ? Sir Percivall Pott, un médecin précurseur (theconversation.com) French
« Le personnel politique en charge du dossier calédonien fait mine d’ignorer le poids de l’histoire » (theconversation.com) French
De fortes mobilisations et émeutes ébranlent Nouméa depuis l’adoption par le Sénat d’un projet de loi de réforme du corps électoral. Les événements ont déjà fait six morts et l’état d’urgence a été décrété le mercredi 15 mai dernier. Isabelle Merle, spécialiste de l’histoire coloniale des territoires...
The voice in your head may help you recall and process words. But what if you don’t have one? (theconversation.com)
How does this play for you ? I identify as spectrum, what used to be Asperger’s, and have to work really hard to get to visual phantasia, but I can. Also worked hard to remove aural phantasia? via meditation because of negative self talk. Do you see ‘aphant’ as a useful designation? Thoughts, Ideas?
State laws threaten to erode academic freedom in U.S. higher education (theconversation.com)
Biais du survivant : pourquoi il faut se méfier des conseils nutritionnels des centenaires (theconversation.com) French
Colon cancer rates are rising in young Americans, but insurance barriers are making screening harder (theconversation.com)
The oil and gas industry has been lying about global warming for decades — accountability is long overdue (theconversation.com)
We gave 60,000 food products a ‘planetary health’ star rating – see how your favourites stack up (theconversation.com)
California is about to tax guns more like alcohol and tobacco − and that could put a dent in gun violence (theconversation.com)
State laws threaten to erode academic freedom in U.S. higher education (theconversation.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15961752
Why are grocery bills so high? A new study looks at the science behind food price reporting (theconversation.com)
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