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5 Ways To Improve Emergency Preparedness For Next Time
A new analysis of the United States government’s response to COVID-19 highlights myriad problems with its emergency preparedness…
U.S. Cities And States With The Best Economies
The U.S., as is the case with the rest of the world, is in a challenging situation right…
States Moving Toward Clean Energy
The U.S. officially removed themselves from the Paris Agreement on Nov. 4, an international coalition aimed at strengthening the global…
Red State, Blue State: How Colors Took Sides In Politics
When Americans hear some pundits projecting a “blue wave,” they understand that this is a prediction of a…
Six Charts That Reveal America’s Deep Divides
The 2020 race to the White House has been the most divisive for a generation. The campaign has…
Biden Wins – Experts On What It Means For Race Relations, US Foreign Policy And The Supreme Court
The American public has had its say and for the first time in a generation denied a sitting…
US Elections 2020: Congress Could Select The President In A Disputed Election
President Donald Trump’s campaign is challenging results of battleground states with lawsuits, hoping to litigate its way to…
How Every U.S. State Has Voted Since 1976
As Americans go to cast their votes, considerable uncertainty remains about which candidate will be elected president. However,…
For Donald Trump, His Defeat Will Be Fake News
Trump threatened to deny his defeat and challenged the ballot box because it probably won’t accommodate his desires.…
Who Invented The Electoral College?
The delegates in Philadelphia agreed, in the summer of 1787, that the new country they were creating would…
What It’s Like To Lose A Presidential Election
The American public may not find out who wins the presidential election on Nov. 3 or Nov. 4…
How The Electoral Votes Are Distributed
The result of the U.S. election hangs not on the total number of votes received by each candidate, but rather…
Everything You Need To Know About The US Election
Nov. 3, 2020, is election day in the United States, and Americans across the country have already started…
Trump’s COVID-19 Diagnosis: What Lies Ahead Could Include A Constitutional Crisis Over Succession
Since Donald Trump was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for COVID-19 treatment on Oct. 2,…
Why You Must Learn The Laws Of The State You Are Visiting
When visiting a new state, you need to familiarize yourself with rules and regulations specific to that state.…
The US Economy Is Reliant On Consumer Spending – Can It Survive A Pandemic?
The COVID-19 pandemic has radically affected the American economy, reducing spending by American households on materials goods, air…
New Report Gives Covid-19 Testing Strategies To Help America’s Communities Open Safely
A new, first-of-its kind report provides a framework for public health officials and community leaders in schools, businesses…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Forged A New Place For Women In The Law And Society
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death has generated an outpouring of grief around the globe. Part of this grief…
Widespread Lack Of Holocaust Knowledge In The U.S.
A new survey has uncovered shocking levels of unawareness among young U.S. adults about the Holocaust. The research was carried out…
How Influential Are Economic Policies On The US Presidential Election Odds?
The US election is heating up with incumbent Donald Trump fighting to ‘win four more years’ against Democratic…
America’s Best-Selling Electric Cars In The First Half Of 2020
Tesla is still unsurprisingly the dominant force in America’s electric vehicle market and its Model 3 was the…
Trump Could Win Again (Without Cheating)
Liberal pundits often say that Donald Trump is on the wrong side of history. From this perspective, he’s…
Pandemic Alters Political Conventions – Which Have Always Changed With The Times
Politics, like everything else in American life, is being reshaped by the pandemic and by technology. Democrats held…
Major American Cities See Sharp Spike In Murders
As the United States reels from coronavirus pandemic and its effects, homicides and violence are also on the…
U.S. Will Trail Other Rich Nations In Life Expectancy By 2030
While other nations are set to break records, America lags behind in life expectancy projections. Life expectancy is…
What Is The Role Of Immigrants In The US COVID-19 Response?
An ongoing research seeks to reveal the role of immigrants in America’s fight against COVID-19. What are the…
How The U.S. Dollar Spread Across The World
How did the U.S. dollar obtain its status as the world’s most powerful currency? The U.S dollar is…
Top 6 Reasons To Move To The USA
The world has become smaller in recent years due to globalization and this has meant that many people…
The States With The Most DACA Recipients
These ten states have recorded the highest number of approved applications for the DACA program. Since its introduction…
What Is Juneteenth And Why Are People Celebrating It?
What exactly happened on June 19? What is the reason why people are celebrating it? Juneteenth — a…
What You Need To Know About The Racial Wealth Gap In America
Here are some figures revealing just how big the wealth gap is between different races. The on-going Black…
How Much Do U.S. Cities Spend On Policing?
How much of the general fund allocations of cities is spent on the police department? The trend of…
Who Came To America, And When?
Here are the key events which have shaped the United States’ long history of immigration. Among the defining…
A Month Before George Floyd’s Death, Black And White Americans Differed Sharply In Confidence In The Police
Racial differences in police confidence were observed before George Floyd’s death. Are they still present? A few weeks…
George Floyd And Black Lives Matter Protests: A Brief Timeline
Here is a summary of events in the on-going Floyd and Black Lives Matter protests. “I can’t breathe.”…
US Law Has Long Seen People Of African Descent As Fugitives
Occasionally, a mistruth spreads that the Second Amendment to the US Constitution was based on the need for…
George Floyd’s Death Reflects The Racist Roots Of American Policing
Outrage over racial profiling and the killing of African Americans by police officers and vigilantes has recently resurfaced…
How George Floyd Was Killed In Police Custody
The New York Times has reconstructed the death of George Floyd on May 25. Security footage, witness videos…
Which U.S. Industries Are Best Geared Towards Remote Working?
Results from a LinkedIn survey reveals which industries are best suited for remote working conditions. Approximately more than…
U.S. Records The Highest Share Of Single-Parent Households Worldwide
Study reveals an upward trend in the rate of single parenting in the U.S. The United States has…
The Best U.S. States For Remote Work
Forced to stay indoors, which states have the infrastructure best suited for remote working conditions? Exceeding 4 million…
These Are The World’s Top Military Spenders
What would happen if instead the military budget was used to finance our healthcare system? Economic rivals U.S.…
Coronavirus Shopping Survey: 58 Million Americans Are Spending More Money While Social Distancing
To regain a sense of control during the pandemic, some Americans have resorted to shopping. In spite of…
U.S. States Offering The Most Coronavirus Support
Which U.S. states are ready to help those at-risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic? With over 3.6 million…
The Biggest Financial Contributors To The World Health Organization
With Trump announcing that the US will halt funding, China will be WHO’s biggest benefactor. The United States…
OPEC+ Ends Oil Price War With A Historic Deal
The coronavirus pandemic has brought massive shocks across the stock market. Adding fuel to the fire, an oil…
Single Mothers Worldwide Are Struggling To Put Food On Their Tables
Globally, single women are more likely to struggle having enough money to buy food, data from the recent…
2020’s Best And Worst US States For Women
It will take 99.5 years for the world to attain gender parity, according to the World Economic Forum’s…
The 100 Most Solar Cities In America
45 of the 57 largest cities in the United States doubled in solar capacity over the past six…
The US Cities Where Apartment Rents Are Rising The Fastest
Settling in a new city cannot be complete without a new apartment. A lot of us have specific…