New Data Paint an Unpleasant Picture of Poverty in the US
The annual cost of child poverty comes to around $1 trillion. Meanwhile, every dollar spent reducing child poverty is estimated to yield $7 in the future.
Category: Politics
Why Abusive Husbands Kick Dogs but Angry Neighbors Poison Them
41% of men arrested for domestic violence admitted to committing animal cruelty as adults. Just 1.5% of the general population said the same.
Somerville Announces Lawsuit Against Big Pharma Opioid Companies
The suit alleges these companies deceptively and illegally promoted opioids and that they failed to investigate, report, maintain effective control, and take steps to terminate suspicious orders of the highly addictive prescription drugs.
Cheating Workers Out of Wages Is Easier Than Ever
Workers timekeeping software was the focus of a study that documents how it could be used to facilitate wage theft. And it’s just the tip of the iceberg.
How Your Employer Uses Perks Like Wellness Programs To Control Your Life
Benefits, particularly those that employees deem necessary or exceptionally valuable, enable employers to exercise surveillance over workers.
He Helped Wrongfully Convict a Vegas Man. Two Decades Later, His Daughter Worked on a Law To Make Amends
Nevada bill will compensate men and women wrongfully convicted in the state for the years they spent behind bars and grant them certificates of innocence.
April 15 Is the Day Tobacco Companies Pay $9 Billion Compensation, but Is It Enough?
April 15 is the day when the five largest tobacco companies pay US$9 billion dollars to state governments, each and every year, forever.
Study Shows How School Textbooks in Germany and England Present Europe in Entirely Different Ways
Europe is seen more expansively and positively in the German textbooks. Unlike the English books, German materials presented clear loyalties to Europe.
Former Boxer Punches Police During Paris Yellow Vests Protests
Video of a former French boxer punching a group of policemen and pushing them back during the yellow vests protests in Paris.
Pregnant Women Shouldn’t Have To Choose Between a Job and a Healthy Baby
Pregnant women in low-income work often face an unappealing choice: lose their job or perform duties that endanger their health and that of their baby.
Canada and Mexico Get Rich Trading Marijuana
Medical Marijuana industry was worth about US$7.2 billion in 2016, according to Forbes, and is projected to grow at a compound annual rate of 17%.
Why Are Americans Getting Their Medical Degrees in Cuba? Higher Quality and Debt-Free System
Cuba medical degrees have become popular among American students. The Cuban education system is debt-free and the medical program is very advanced.
US ACCUSED OF FEEDING DEAD KITTENS TO HEALTHY ONES IN ANIMAL CANNIBALISM EXPERIMENTS SINCE 1982
In a long animal cannibalism experiment, the US is accused of feeding dead kittens to healthy ones since 1982. The experiment used over 3000 cats.
Linus Torvalds Was Approached by the NSA for Backdoor in Linux
Linus Torvalds was approached by the National Security Agency for backdoor in Linux, according to his father Nils Torvalds.
The Fed Won’t Let Germany Inspect Its Own Gold
The Federal Reserve refused in 2013 to let Germany inspect its own gold stored in the US. This raised questions about whether it still in the vaults or not.
Amazon HQ: Texas Experience Shows Why New Yorkers Were Right to Be Skeptical
New York offered Amazon US$3 billion to build a second HQ on the promise of 25k jobs. Later, Amazon backed out, citing political opposition to its plans.
Drug and Device Makers Pay Thousands of Doctors With Disciplinary Records
Critics of industry payments to doctors say they can influence recipients to prescribe drugs that cost more, may not be necessary or are similar to cheaper generics.
How Big Pharma Is Hindering Treatment of the Opioid Addiction Epidemic
Drugs do exist to reverse opioid overdoses or treat long-term opioid addiction. But while opioids have become easier and easier to obtain through illicit markets and sellers on the dark web, a drug that could save countless lives has become increasingly out of reach.
Barracking, Sheilas and Shouts: How the Irish Influenced Australian English
Irish influence on Australian English and on Australians is less than you’d expect on the surface, but everywhere once you start looking.
Potent Painkiller Maker Explored Expanding Into Opioid Addiction Treatment Market
Not content with billions of dollars in profits from a potent painkiller, its maker explored expanding into the treatment of opioid addiction.
Long-Lost Records Surface in Wrongful Conviction Case
When the lawsuit went to trial in 2010, the judge granted a request by attorneys to disallow questioning about the officer’s disciplinary history.
How Many People Are Enslaved in the World Today?
In 2017, a coalition of states and non-government organizations estimated that there were some 40 million people enslaved worldwide.
How CIA’s Secret Torture Program Sparked Public Reckoning in North Carolina
In 2005, The New York Times reported that two planes used in the CIA torture program were operated by a contractor based in North Carolina.
Climate Change Resilience Could Save Trillions – but How to Fund It?
Adapting to climate change will be a big challenge for cities and citizens around the world. The good news is that investing in it can be cost-effective.
In Defense of Conspiracy Theories (and Why the Term Is a Misnomer)
Conspiracy is a common form of human behavior across all cultures throughout recorded time, and it has always been particularly widespread in politics.