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The Conversation - Business

The growing fad of 'microdosing' mushrooms is leading to an uptick in poison control center calls and emergency room visits -- Joshua Kellogg, Penn State

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Labor Day and May Day emerged from the movement for a shorter workday in industrial America - Jeffrey Sklansky, University of Illinois Chicago

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Crowdfunded companies are 'ghosting' their investors – and getting away with it -- Andrew A. Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder

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For America's 35M small businesses, tariff uncertainty hits especially hard -- Peter Boumgarden, Washington University in St. Louis and Dilawar Syed, The University of Texas at Austin

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Hulk Hogan and the unraveling of worker solidarity -- Brian Jansen, University of Maine

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Strengthening collective labor rights can help reduce economic inequality -- Skip Mark, University of Rhode Island and Stephen Bagwell, University of Missouri-St. Louis

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How the 'big, beautiful bill' will deepen the racial wealth gap -- Beverly Moran, Vanderbilt University

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That $20 dress direct from China now costs $30 after Trump closed a tariff loophole – and the US will soon end the 'de minimis' exemption for the rest of the world, too -- Vivek Astvansh, McGill University

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Inequality has risen from 1970 to Trump − that has 3 hidden costs that undermine democracy -- Nathan Meyers, UMass Amherst

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Zimbabwe's lithium is in demand for making batteries: how to make sure benefits flow to the local economy -- Jabulani Shaba, University of Groningen

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The rule of law is key to capitalism − eroding it is bad news for American business -- Robert Bird, University of Connecticut

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When developing countries band together, lifesaving drugs become cheaper and easier to buy − with trade-offs -- Lucy Xiaolu Wang, UMass Amherst and Nahim Bin Zahur, Queen's University, Ontario

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Caution in the C-suite: How business leaders are navigating Trump 2.0 -- Erran Carmel, American University Kogod School of Business and Joseph Garbowski, American University

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Rethinking the MBA: Character as the educational foundation for future business leaders -- Andrew J. Hoffman, University of Michigan

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Pallets are the backbone of global trade but supplies are threatened by theft, loss – and giant bonfires -- Liz Breen, University of Bradford and Kamran Mahroof, University of Bradford

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No country for old business owners: Economic shifts create a growing challenge for America's aging entrepreneurs -- Nancy Forster-Holt, University of Rhode Island

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Companies haven't stopped hiring, but they're more cautious, according to the 2025 College Hiring Outlook Report -- Murugan Anandarajan, Drexel University

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Why do so many American workers feel guilty about taking the vacation they've earned? -- Karen Tan, Middle Tennessee State University

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Work requirements are better at blocking benefits for low-income people than they are at helping those folks find jobs -- Anne Whitesell, Miami University

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Observers of workplace mistreatment react as strongly as the victims − at times with a surprising amount of victim blaming -- Jason Colquitt, University of Notre Dame

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ATC shortages reflect long, intense training − university-based training programs are becoming part of the solution -- Melanie Dickman, The Ohio State University and Brian Strzempkowski, The Ohio State University

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Gen Z is struggling to find work: 4 strategies to move forward -- Leda Stawnychko, Mount Royal University and Warren Boyd Ferguson, University of Calgary

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I've studied faiths and cultures around the world. Here's how finance can be made more inclusive and sustainable -- Atul K. Shah, City St George's, University of London

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Decentralized finance is booming − and so are the security risks. Here are the most common mistakes -- Mingyi Liu, Georgia Institute of Technology

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African countries shouldn't have to borrow money to fix climate damage they never caused – economist -- Carlos Lopes, University of Cape Town

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Rating agencies and Africa: the absence of people on the ground contributes to bias against the continent -- Misheck Mutize, University of Cape Town

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Trump's 'big' bill offers a new charitable tax break, but will it help nonprofits? -- Daniel Hungerman, University of Notre Dame

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Charitable giving grew to $593B in 2024, buoyed by a booming stock market -- Jon Bergdoll, Indiana University and Christina Daniken, Indiana University

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What happens when aid is cut to a refugee camp? Kenyan study paints a bleak picture -- Olivier Sterck, University of Oxford and Vittorio Bruni, University of Oxford

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Outsourcing cost of 'impact' data could mean 13% more bang for every charitable buck -- George E. Mitchell, Baruch College, CUNY

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San Francisco and other cities, following a Supreme Court ruling, are arresting more homeless people for living on the streets -- Stephen Przybylinski, Michigan State University

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4 out of 5 US troops surveyed understand the duty to disobey illegal orders -- Charli Carpenter, UMass Amherst and Geraldine Santoso, UMass Amherst

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A red meat allergy from tick bites is spreading – and the lone star tick isn't the only alpha-gal carrier to worry about -- Lee Rafuse Haines, University of Notre Dame

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NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon – a space lawyer explains why, and what the law has to say -- Michelle L.D. Hanlon, University of Mississippi

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