A common critique of presidential candidate Andrew Yang’s proposed universal basic income, also known as the Freedom Dividend, is his use of a value-added tax to fund the proposal. Critics call the tax regressive, arguing that it is a Trojan horse — a toxin to America’s poorest citizens disguised asRead More

Since the tragic mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on August 3, the big-box discount retailer has all but exploited the tragedy. As politicians struggle to create change in gun legislation, various corporations have taken on the responsibility to try to push change toward common sense gunRead More

The 2020 Democratic primary race is now in full swing, and among the exceptionally large field of presidential hopefuls, one consistently pulls ahead: Joe Biden. The former vice president has a lot going for him in this race — and a lot going against him, if you ask his opponentsRead More

In 2016, Larry Nassar was arrested on charges of sexual abuse and possession of child pornography. This was after 30 years of working as the athletics trainer for the USA National Gymnastics Team, 19 as the athletic physician at Michigan State University (MSU), 24 as an alleged sexual abuser, damagingRead More

“Blow for Bojo as bro Jo go goes,” proclaimed last Friday’s headline story of London’s Evening Standard. This tongue twister perfectly summed up the ridicule of this past week’s Brexit antics.  Boris Johnson, the new Prime Minister of England, surrendered his majority in Parliament after losing the support of 21Read More

On Tuesday, May 7, Republican Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia signed into state law House Bill 481, which outlaws abortions performed more than six weeks after a woman becomes pregnant. Throughout the legislative process, this law has been commonly referred to as a “heartbeat bill” because six weeks is aroundRead More

In recent years, the National Rifle Association (NRA) has earned a hostile reputation as it relentlessly resists calls for stricter gun control in the wake of America’s deadliest mass shootings. Yet, even more recently, the NRA’s leadership has been forced into a more vulnerable position, as certain staff members haveRead More

Easter Sunday — a day that should have been filled with happiness and celebration — was instead marked by bloodshed and terror in Sri Lanka. Across three churches and three upscale hotels, suicide bombings took the lives of over 300 people and wounded around 500 more. Two days after theRead More

On April 21, Cyclone Kenneth, the largest in Mozambique’s history, hit the country, leaving entire towns decimated. Yet this is only the latest in recent Mozambican news. In March, Cyclone Idai, one of the worst tropical cyclones ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere, struck the country. Mozambique is still strugglingRead More