Americans overwhelmingly support mass transit, according to polls, surveys, and support at the ballot box. There were 62 transportation measures on ballots across the United States in 2012, according to the Center for Transportation…
Fashion is defined as the prevailing clothing style during a particular time. That definition suggests that fashion changes over time. What makes a dress or an accessory trendy is not rocket science. But how…
The number of violent crimes per capita in the United States fell 0.9% last year, according to recent data from the FBI, from 386.3 incidents per 100,000 Americans in 2016 to 382.9 per 100,000…
Poverty affects approximately 42.6 million Americans, 13.4 million of them are children. While the poverty rate nationwide is 13.4%, the child poverty rate is 18.4%. Childhood poverty in the United States has been on…
Wildfires have ripped through Southern California, Greece, and Brazil. A hurricane ravaged North and South Carolina. Massive flooding inundated southern India. Venice waters rose, flooding shops amid heavy downpours in Italy. Temperatures in the…
In his 1964 State of the Union address, President Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty. The ambitious initiative gave way to a range of policies aimed at eliminating poverty in the United States. Now,…
For every song that captures the ebullience of love, like “Glad All Over” by the Dave Clark Five, there is a tune that taps into the melancholia of breaking up, such as “Try Sleeping…
One of cinema’s most attractive and unique qualities is its ability to capture movement in ways other art forms cannot. This advantage has led to the development of numerous motion-based movie types such as…
President John F. Kennedy in 1963 signed into law the Equal Pay Act, which prohibits wage discrimination on the basis of gender. While progress has been made in the years since, now, over half…
America’s overweight and obesity problem is undisputed but people are still not losing any weight. In fact, they are only getting heavier and heavier. Health experts often use the word “epidemic” because as of…
There are many different ways of measuring a nation’s productivity, including total exports, economic output, and the share of workers who work full-time. Another way is measuring total economic output, or GDP, relative to…
Most of us were taught as young children that the first Thanksgiving was a shared autumn harvest feast between Wampanoag Indians and early colonists in 1621. Often, however, the suffering of the Indigenous population…
Thanksgiving is considered a time of rest, reflection, and family gathering for the majority of Americans. The feast symbolizes the cooperation of European colonists and the continent’s Native residents, who have since endured centuries…
Currently, 20 cities in the United States and Canada — narrowed down from an original list of 238 — are waiting for Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to announce the location of his company’s new…
As America’s economy continues to shift from heavy industry to technology, certain areas of the country have gained a reputation for innovation. Many factors contribute to differences in innovation activity in U.S. cities, including…
