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Why Britain’s regeneration policies keep missing the point – expert panel
A one-size-fits-all approach won’t work to revive Britain’s left-behind areas.
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The fraudsters’ playbook: our study of Enron traders shows how easily the language of trust can be abused
A linguistic expert explains the techniques Enron traders used to build and retain trust in their criminal strategies.
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How the US finally fell in love with soccer
Listen to football historian John Sloop trace the history of soccer in the US on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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A right mess: how mining, media and politics interests are combining to influence public debate in Australia
The big question now is how this new media-politics-money combination will form an effective force on the right of Australian politics.
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South Africa’s jobs crisis: what 10 years of tax data tells us
South Africa shouldn’t settle for a future in which millions who are willing and able to work go hungry while the country waits for the formal sector to grow.
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How money exchanges between House members shape the balance of power in Congress
Campaign contributions among House members show how parties build influence, protect vulnerable members and respond to election pressures.
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As SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic plan blockbuster launches, will it make AI giants more accountable?
While all eyes are on whether Elon Musk is about to become the world’s first trillionaire, there may be a hidden upside to AI giants finally facing market scrutiny.
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Reform is hard. Albanese and Chalmers need to stay the course
The Albanese government was criticised on its first term for not doing enough. Now that it is prescribing reform, it’s copping flak for that, too.
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The Social Security trust fund will run dry in 2032 – what that means for retirees and workers who hope to retire
Unless Congress acts, 1 in 5 Americans who receive Social Security could see an across-the-board benefit cut of roughly 22% starting in 2032.
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Greater international co-operation is needed to achieve the UN’s global forest goals
While some progress has been made since these goals were established in 2017, it is uneven. Only seven of the 26 targets have been broadly met.
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Ocean monitoring is in trouble: without the US, it’s up to Europe and Asia to avoid losing sight of the world’s deep-sea ecosystems
Defunding marine monitoring networks could jeopardise efforts to avoid losing track of the world’s oceans and their precious ecosystems, which drive the blue economy.
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Why the EU economy should embrace digital currencies to become less dependent on the US
The US dominates international payment systems.