Articles from The Conversation (US Edition) (June 4, 2026)

Title	Author	Type	Words
‘Soccer’ is a fine term for the beautiful game – don’t let any ‘football’ snob or president tell you otherwise this World Cup.	Bowman, Kirk		621
Bison restoration efforts and grazing rights hinge on one question: Are bison wildlife?	Stevens, Madison		1443
Coloradans are getting squeezed by credit cards while trying to navigate high costs.	Besharat, Ali		1081
Eroding a virtue: AI trains people to expect instant answers – and that’s bad news for patience.	Miller, Christian B.		897
For Black women in abusive relationships, gun-control loopholes can engender deadly disparities.	Davis		1447
Fossil fishes buried in the desert reveal a missing chapter in marine history.	El-Sayed, Sanaa		1130
From oversight to coercion: How authoritarian governments are twisting AI safety to get tech companies to fall in line.	Gregory, Michael		966
James Comey’s Instagram seashell post sits in a murky legal zone between protected political speech and criminal threat.	Unger, Wayne		1387
Philadelphia plans to close 17 neighborhood public schools – here’s what went wrong when it shuttered 30 schools in 2013.	Mcwilliams, Julia		1373
The US and Europe are diverging on how to deal with Belarus — and that could benefit Putin’s loyal ally.	Kulakevich, Tatsiana		1353
Tony Carruthers recently survived a lethal injection attempt – the latest man to endure a failed execution.	Sarat, Austin; Cromwell, William Nelson		1267
US mortgage rates are staying high – and the Fed can do very little about it.	Highfield, Michael J.		1045
US territories have a voice in Congress but no vote – here’s why.	Mamet, Elliot		909
We analyzed historical paper currency to uncover early anti-counterfeiting techniques and materials innovations.			1140
What is ‘strategic autonomy’ – and why is everyone suddenly reaching for it?	Latham, Andrew		947
Wildfires are reversing America’s progress on ozone pollution.	Deng, Weizhi		909