To the Editor: “A lie travels around the world while truth is putting on his boots.” With the advent of cable news, texting, endless speeches, etc., the administration of our current “chief executive”...

As President Donald Trump escalated his trade war with Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney responded with a direct and damning comment: “We’ve recognized from the start that America has changed,” he sa...

“Electric” — not a word you’d normally associate with state government affairs. But such was the atmosphere for a gubernatorial bill signing in Montclair, New Jersey, on an otherwise gloomy August Thu...

CLASSROOMS ARE BACK in full swing in the Mon Valley. But weeks before the official first day of school, many students began practicing and preparing for fall sports and activities such as band and che...

There has been a lot of commentary on the differences between Resistance 1.0, the effort by anti-Trump activists to bring down President Donald Trump in his first term, and Resistance 2.0, the effort ...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic How does the US compare? experts. On one hand, some have pointed to a number of potential humanri...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. For decades after the Cuban Revolution’s victory in 1959, influential anticommunist circ...

There’s loads of talk about the struggle among the Democrats about how, or whether, to accommodate democratic socialists in the party. There’s loads of talk about the struggle among Republicans about ...

A SMATTERING OF RED SPOTS on skin is how so many medical issues start. Flat spots may be an allergic reaction. They might be a simple contact dermatitis. Perhaps they mean hand, foot and mouth disease...

Hamas or Israeli values? Israel dominates the daily news in this 2026 midterm election year—almost always in a boring, fatiguing, negative light. Tens of thousands of innocents may be slaughtered, eth...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. By BILLY J. STRATTON Professor of English and Literary Arts, University of Denver It’s d...

IS ALLEGHENY COUNTY GOING to have term limits or not? That’s up to the people. Except, no, it’s up to the court. No, wait, the court said no, but council said yes. OK, let’s reset. Term limits are som...

“affordability” Remember mania? The time was 2025. A young, charismatic democratic socialist candidate for New York City mayor named Zohran Mamdani became a viral sensation. His secret? “Affordability...

The 66th annual celebration of McKeesport’s International Village wrapped up early Wednesday night after Thursday’s events had to be canceled due to rain. While it was sad to see the event cut short, ...

CLASSROOMS ARE SWEPT CLEAN, buses are rolling and teachers have their lesson plans set. It doesn’t seem like that long ago we were wishing high school graduates the best for their future and reminding...

Monica Lewinsky has a podcast called “Reclaiming.” In a vast sea of podcasts, hers stood out at the right time as she and the political world hit upon the same general topic: women’s fertility. The Wh...

The 60-day ceasefire between the United States and Iran has expired. The war drags on through its sixth month with no peace talks scheduled and no end in sight. Only one conclusion is possible: Donald...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. By JULIANNA PILLEMER Associate Professor of Management and Organizations, New York Unive...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. By KRISTINA P. BRANT Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology, Penn State When she went to...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — More governors are shifting their stances or taking more steps to squeeze data centers as the midterm elections near and public opinion sours on the energy- hungry behemoths tha...