Colleges not only teach young Americans professional skills, but they can also help shape them as adults. Part of this maturation process includes gaining new perspectives that can help shape their political leanings. College…
Chain restaurants are big business. U.S. sales alone for the industry leader, McDonald’s, exceeded $38 billion in 2018. Second-place Starbucks managed a mere $19.66 billion, just over half the McDonald’s number, but still not…
The fear that comes with a cancer diagnosis has roots in the disease’s killer nature. Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide, killing more than 9 million people in 2018, according to…
Reputation is one of the most important assets a company can have, no matter what industry the company is in. Companies can spend millions of dollars each year on public relations, advertising, and brand…
More than 100 million Americans — and millions more viewers around the world — will sit down on Feb. 2 to watch Super Bowl LIV. While most will be interested to see whether the…
As the first major contest in the U.S. presidential election process, the Iowa caucuses are considered very important. Since the first Iowa caucuses were held in 1972, the winner of nine of the 18…
The law touches nearly every aspect of society. As such, a law degree can be a stepping stone to a career that can have a meaningful impact on many lives. It can also be…
The first major contest of the 2020 presidential election, the Iowa Democratic Caucuses, will take place on Feb. 3. In the months leading up to the Democratic and Republican National Conventions in mid-summer, the…
The amount of time workers spend at the office every week depends a great deal on the industry in which they work. But industry is just one factor determining how long people work; another…
Wealthier Americans tend to pay a smaller share of their income in state and local taxes than lower-income Americans. According to a 2018 report released by The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a…
The first major event of the 2020 presidential election season, the Iowa Caucuses, will take place on Feb. 3. Over the following months until the Democratic and Republican National Conventions in mid-summer, the other…
In sports, it is inevitable that all that competitiveness will, sometimes, boil over, resulting in violent altercations. Usually, this behavior stays relatively tame — some pushing and shoving, at most. Occasionally, players get so…
Winning the Oscar for Best Picture at the Academy Awards can financially benefit a movie at the box office. Moviegoers are often interested in what has been declared the best movie of the year,…
It seems like a contradiction but as obesity is on the rise, so is the number of Americans who exercise. Almost 40% of adults and nearly 20% of adolescents in the country are obese,…
Thanks to advances in technology in recent years, a number of newer companies have achieved rapid growth and ascended the ranks of the Fortune 500. Amazon, for example, was founded in 1994 and now…
