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Topic: The Conversation (page 54)

Engraving of the Stratford House in Westmoreland County, Virginia, the birthplace of Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee, signers of the Declaration of Independence, 1845. Where the enslaved cook Caesar worked. From the New York Public Library. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

The history of chocolate and slavery

Kelley Fanto Deetz - The Conversation
Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin speaks after being formally nominated to be secretary of the Department of Defense by President-elect Joe Biden at the Queen Theatre on Dec. 9, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Why generals shouldn't lead the Pentagon

Dwight Stirling - The Conversation
(Walt Disney Studios)

Kids' media is teaching pain all wrong

Melanie Noel, Abbie Jordan - The Conversation
Isla Johnston and Bill Camp in "The Queen's Gambit" (Netflix)

Where do gifted children like Beth go?

Jennifer Crane - The Conversation
Volunteers distribute turkeys and other food assistance to the needy at a food distribution site at Lake-Sumter State College sponsored by the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida and local churches (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

How food pantries are improving diets

Heather Eicher-Miller - The Conversation
(Getty/Chip Somodevilla)

Trump rolls back showerhead standards

Robert Glennon - The Conversation
(Maskot/Getty Images)

How to boost your mood in 2021

Laurel Mellin - The Conversation
(Leon Neal/Getty Images)

What's in Brexit's final deal?

Andrew Glencross - The Conversation
Toasting with champagne (Getty Images)

The icy backstory of chilled drinks

Tulasi Srinivas - The Conversation
Uzo Aduba as Shirley Chisholm and Cate Blanchett As Phyllis Schlafly in "Mrs. America" (Sabrina Lantos/FX)

TV and film got abortion wrong in 2020

Stephanie Herold, Gretchen Sisson - The Conversation
Group Of Dogs With Owners At Obedience Class (Getty/Highwaystarz-Photography)

How to help pet separation anxiety

Lori M Teller - The Conversation
Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams in "Eurovision Song Contest" (Elizabeth Viggiano/Netflix)

"Eurovision," the holiday laugh we need

Anna Augusto Rodrigues - The Conversation
Claire Danes as Carrie in HOMELAND (Sifeddine Elamine/SHOWTIME)

Overcoming cliched disability depictions

Magda Romanska - The Conversation
Cans of diet cola Tab brand soft drink produced by the Coca-Cola Company are displayed at a supermarket (Ramin Talaie/Corbis via Getty Images)

The rise and fall of Tab, OG diet soda

Jeffrey Miller - The Conversation
Anya Taylor-Joy as chess prodigy Beth Harmon in "The Queen's Gambit" (Netflix)

How chess holds up a mirror to life

Jenny Adams - The Conversation
Dickinson (Apple TV+)

Emily Dickinson: unlikely hero of 2020

Matthew Redmond - The Conversation
An employee of the Amsterdam Public Library (OBA) shows a book with Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet (Black Pete) in Amsterdam, on November 12, 2020 - The library is removing books with traditional Zwarte Piet from the museum to a safe. (RAMON VAN FLYMEN/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

Netherlands' changing blackface custom

Ayanna Thompson, Coen Heijes - The Conversation
Supporters of President Donald Trump gather to protest the election results (Courtney Pedroza/Getty Images)

Why some don't believe election results

David M. Mayer - The Conversation
Puritans going to church: (Original Caption) "Thanks be to God for winter time! That bore the Mayflower up, To pour amid New England snows the treasures of its cup, To fold them in its icy arms, those sturdy Pilgrim sires, And weld an iron brotherhood around their Christmas fires." - B.F. Taylor. (Bettman Collection/Getty)

Why Puritans cracked down on Christmas

Peter C. Mancall - The Conversation
Substack (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Substack)

Substack isn’t a new journalism model

Michael J. Socolow - The Conversation
A Promised Land by Barack Obama (Crown Publishing)

Obama's book: how laws really get made

David Webber - The Conversation
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Rebecca Haw Allensworth
Stock Market Arrow Graph Going Down (Getty Images)

How COVID exposes global finance's flaws

Ramya Vijaya - The Conversation
(Reuters/Doug Murray)

"The great conjunction" of 2020

William Teets - The Conversation
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