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Rescheduling marijuana would be a big tax break for legal cannabis businesses – and a quiet form of deregulation

Consequences will go far beyond the tax bill that businesses face, a tax law professor explains.
theconversation 25h ago 11°

What Franco’s fascist regime in Spain can teach us about today’s America

Comparisons of Trump to Hitler have become common. But some of Trump’s policies may more closely resemble those of Francisco Franco of Spain, says a Spanish scholar.
theconversation 31h ago 11°

View from The Hill: Hastie pulls out but Liberal leadership battle remains in flux

With Andrew Hastie out of the way, Angus Taylor has decisions to make. Leadership struggles are always messy but the optics of this one are worse than most.
theconversation 21h ago 10°

The Aztec empire’s collapse shows why ruling through coercion and force fails

The Aztec empire succumbed to its own imperial arrogance, alienating neighbours who ultimately helped bring about its downfall.
theconversation 43h ago 10°

Why drug approval in Canada should not rely on foreign regulators

Before Canada decides to rely on foreign drug regulators to approve new medicines, Health Canada needs to show that it will improve public health.
theconversation 28h ago 10°

Puzzling slow radio pulses are coming from space. A new study could finally explain them

Radio pulses repeating every minute-to-hour have puzzled astronomers, but a new paper in Nature Astronomy might finally shed some light.
theconversation 29h ago 10°

Fossil hunters find a new dinosaur track site on South Africa’s coast – the youngest so far

Dinosaur tracks from the Cretaceous period have been found in South Africa for only the second time.
theconversation 21h ago 10°

Routine medical procedures can feel harder for women – here’s why

When medical procedures are designed around male anatomy, women often pay the price – in pain, difficulty and dismissal.
theconversation 49h ago

Afghan migrants stranded in Pakistan after the US suspends refugee resettlement

After a failed US intervention exposed Afghan civilians to Taliban threats, Washington is retreating from its humanitarian obligations.
theconversation 36h ago

US military action in Iran risks igniting a regional and global nuclear cascade

The Trump administration has called on Iran to permanently end its nuclear program. But threats of force may undermine effort of nonproliferation.
theconversation 25h ago

From Colonial rebels to Minneapolis protesters, technology has long powered American social movements

Smartphone video, ICE-tracking apps and 3D-printed whistles have been emblematic of the protests in Minneapolis. Social movements have long latched onto and been catalyzed by new technologies.
theconversation 37h ago

If Pope Leo joined Trump’s Board of Peace, it would compromise centuries of ‘positive neutrality’

Across nearly 2,000 years, popes have been involved in peace efforts – almost always on the sidelines. Can the papacy keep its independence in a polarised world?
theconversation 40h ago

Pierre Poilievre: The most successful unsuccessful leader in Canadian politics?

The Pierre Poilievre leadership review will likely retain the status quo: an opposition leader only liked by his party’s base but deeply distrusted by non-conservative Canadians.
theconversation 43h ago

Dog parks are an unexploited arena for a television dramedy – so now we have ABC’s Dog Park

Can the diverse pack of dog lovers that gather at the local park draw Roland out of his shell – and deliver some laughs along the way?

Funny, tender, goofy – Catherine O'Hara lit up the screen every time she showed up

The titan of screen comedy, Catherine O'Hara, has died at 71. She was eccentric, absurd but always accessible.
theconversation 47h ago

Student well-being comes from care, but is caring enough? Academics reflect on 3 stumbling blocks

Research identified persistent impediments to student well-being.
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