Here is our reality: Despite being the world’s largest spender on healthcare, the United States has faced higher Covid-19 death rates and worse Covid-19 outcomes than any other large, high-income nation. The pandemic has revealed the deficiencies o...
Kids have always wanted to grow up quicker and seem older sooner, and in today’s world, that means emulating influencers. This is why we see ten-year-olds storming Sephora storefronts around the United States in search of Drunk Elephant skincare an...
In November 2020, Oregon voters overwhelmingly passed Measure 110, which decriminalized possession of illicit drugs. Law enforcement can still impose fines up to $100 on a person caught with controlled substances, but the fine can be waived if the pe...
There’s no riskier candidate for an influential position in the United States than a woman. Their chromosomes are proof of their lack of viability to hold power, and so the qualities, values, and policies central to American politics remain dominat...
There’s no riskier candidate for an influential position in the United States than a woman. Their chromosomes are proof of their lack of viability to hold power, and so the qualities, values, and policies central to American politics remain dominat...
When COVID-19 engulfed New York City in the spring of 2020, one of the hardest hit groups was the city’s homeless population, comprising nearly 80,000 people. Initially, many took nightly shelter on the subway. With non-essential businesses shut do...
When COVID-19 engulfed New York City in the spring of 2020, one of the hardest hit groups was the city’s homeless population, comprising nearly 80,000 people. Initially, many took nightly shelter on the subway. With non-essential businesses shut do...
The United States is home to the highest rate of maternal mortality in the developed world. In particular, African American women suffer the worst health outcomes in birthing and pregnancy. African American women are three to four times more likely t...
The United States is home to the highest rate of maternal mortality in the developed world. In particular, African American women suffer the worst health outcomes in birthing and pregnancy. African American women are three to four times more likely t...
E-cigarette companies, which occupy a market valued at $11 billion, are now under fire for business malpractice as well as misleading and unscrupulous marketing. Much of the backlash has been targeted towards Juul, an e-cigarette company with a valua...
E-cigarette companies, which occupy a market valued at $11 billion, are now under fire for business malpractice as well as misleading and unscrupulous marketing. Much of the backlash has been targeted towards Juul, an e-cigarette company with a valua...
Meatless “meat” is on the rise, and ranchers aren’t happy about it. People are increasingly turning to vegetarian and vegan substitutes for real meat, citing ethical and environmental concerns. These alternatives to animal products have surpass...
Meatless “meat” is on the rise, and ranchers aren’t happy about it. People are increasingly turning to vegetarian and vegan substitutes for real meat, citing ethical and environmental concerns. These alternatives to animal products have surpass...
Across six time zones, Americans sit in traffic, wait on platforms, and squeeze between strangers. We spend an average of 26.9 minutes each way commuting to work, while 15 million of us take more than an hour. Our commutes are usually the unpleasant ...
Across six time zones, Americans sit in traffic, wait on platforms, and squeeze between strangers. We spend an average of 26.9 minutes each way commuting to work, while 15 million of us take more than an hour. Our commutes are usually the unpleasant ...
Hours before the AFC championship game this February, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft solicited sex workers at the Orchids of Asia Day spa in Florida. He was charged with soliciting a prostitute as part of a larger bust in which these spas an...
Hours before the AFC championship game this February, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft solicited sex workers at the Orchids of Asia Day spa in Florida. He was charged with soliciting a prostitute as part of a larger bust in which these spas an...
The financial state of the U.S. healthcare system is decidedly unhealthy. For a country that prides itself on market-based efficiency, the United States’ performance on any number of value-based outcomes is ironically dismal. In measures of equ...
The financial state of the U.S. healthcare system is decidedly unhealthy. For a country that prides itself on market-based efficiency, the United States’ performance on any number of value-based outcomes is ironically dismal. In measures of equ...
2018 was the “Year of the Woman”; across the U.S., citizens are rightfully excited by the significant rise in both female Congress-members and female voters that fractures the male-dominated tradition of the political world. However, despite this...
2018 was the “Year of the Woman”; across the U.S., citizens are rightfully excited by the significant rise in both female Congress-members and female voters that fractures the male-dominated tradition of the political world. However, despite this...
The rising cost of healthcare in the United States is old news, with spending projected to increase over five percent annually until 2026. A new Trump Administration directive is taking a step towards combating this trend: As of January 1, 2019, the ...
The rising cost of healthcare in the United States is old news, with spending projected to increase over five percent annually until 2026. A new Trump Administration directive is taking a step towards combating this trend: As of January 1, 2019, the ...
Wilbur Ross, the United States Secretary of Commerce, has come under fire for callously stating that federal workers struggling to pay bills during the government shutdown should just take out loans. Yet Ross’ problematic behavior extends far deepe...
Wilbur Ross, the United States Secretary of Commerce, has come under fire for callously stating that federal workers struggling to pay bills during the government shutdown should just take out loans. Yet Ross’ problematic behavior extends far deepe...
Up to 40 percent of the food produced in the United States is never eaten. At the same time, one in every eight Americans struggles to put enough food on the table. Though the nation celebrates itself as the “land of the plenty,” the United S...
Up to 40 percent of the food produced in the United States is never eaten. At the same time, one in every eight Americans struggles to put enough food on the table. Though the nation celebrates itself as the “land of the plenty,” the United S...