Month: June 2018

Climate change is a rarely discussed cause of immigration. If we’re concerned about the influx of migration, perhaps we’ll have to help developing nations introduce sustainable practices

This is the difference between communism and socialism, one of the most frequently asked questions regarding political ideologies.

Students For Fair Admissions led by Edward Blum sued Harvard University for unfairly discriminating against Asian-Americans.

Harley-Davidson moves production overseas to avoid tariffs implemented by the European Union. In this case, Trump’s protectionist policies have back-fired.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the Turkish election on Sunday, expanding his judicial and executive powers in a defeat resulting in the extinguishing of Turkish democracy.

Trump’s approval rating is extremely high among Republican voters. However, he continues to do terribly among Democrats, clearly evidence of political polarization in the American system.

The banks are doing well following their trillion dollar bailout back in 2008. However, maybe changes are necessary to avoid having to use tax-payer funds in case of economic calamity.

Climate change – and conservation efforts – played a crucial role in the lobster boom in the Gulf of Maine but the very thing that helped its growth may cause its destruction.

Canada is the first G7 member to legalize marijuana at the federal level. Analysts are expecting a significant boom in taxable revenue.

Now that we have a better understanding of the experiences and trauma of victims, advocates have suggested abolishing or extending the statute of limitations regarding sex crimes. Activists claim that our laws are suited toward an archaic understanding of sexual assault, and an update is needed.

Despite Trump’s trade war with allies, including China, the EU, and Canada, investors are continuing to put their money – and faith – into the stock market.

This is how partisan media polarizes and blinds America from seeing the truth. The continuous misrepresentation of the facts hurts everyone.

Students aren’t having as much sex or doing as many drugs as they used to. But more students dream of suicide and levels of anxiety and bullying have increased by a few points across the board.

Saving the coal industry is a bad idea for multiple reasons, both environmental and economical. Let’s follow the EU into the future instead of the past.

Schools shouldn’t investigate sexual assault on college campuses, simply because, they don’t have the training or knowledge to do so.

Political instability in Turkey and why a shared national identity in a country is such an important thing, especially in defense against tribalism.

A look at rarely discussed facts about gun control in America, as well as a comparison between countries around the world and the United States

Why we should stop using plastic, or at least, limit our consumption of it, as well as 16 helpful changes you can make today.

This is how the EPAs decision to scale back regulation and analysis on potentially hazardous chemicals will affect the environment.

When it comes to feeling better, and your mood, going to the gym once a week is better than not at all. New studies conclude that frequency isn’t crucial to feeling better. All that matters is that you get in there

Facebook shares user data with Chinese companies and has done so for a long time now. However, their policies are at odds with the US government

Justices ruled against the two gay men in the Supreme Court baker case, emphasizing the right for religious freedom and upholding the First Amendment. But what does this mean for gay people?

Facebook shares users’ data all the time. Even more so since they first began partnering with phone companies over ten years ago. The Facebook application on our phones is how they go about sharing data with the companies who create phones and other electronic devices.

An op-ed in the New York Times this morning reeked of self-importance as if Californians are going to be the ones to usher in the utopia. However, the theme of it, is something which we can all agree on, and aspire to as well.

When it comes to having an honest discussion about a seriously important topic, especially health care, it’s pretty much inevitable that neither side will listen to the other, and will resort to ad hominem attacks and straw men.