October’s Most Inspiring News Stories
If ever we needed a month of good news, it was this one. October was marked by the horrific shooting in a synagogue in Pittsburgh and the pipe bombs sent to Democratic politicians, media,…
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Cities Adding Jobs Nobody Wants
Getting paid to do what you love every day is a dream relatively few Americans are able to realize. Many of us manage to be content with our work, especially when receiving livable wages.…
Congressmen Representing the Richest and Poorest Districts
Household incomes vary from state to state, but they also vary significantly within a state, from district to district. In the United States, the median household income has risen to $61,372 in 2017, a…
America’s Largest and Smallest Voting Districts
The United States House of Representatives, along with the Senate, is part of the federal government’s legislative branch. Representation in the House is meant to be proportionate to the population. Each congressman or a…
Are These Cities’ Housing Booms at Risk of Collapse?
The American housing bubble that wreaked havoc on the global economy was a long time in the making. Largely the product of exploitative lending practices that put people in homes they could not afford,…
Senators and Representatives Raising the Most Money for the Midterm Election
Politics runs on money, and it has for a long time. George Washington, a wealthy man who made his fortune initially through land speculation, spent heavily — “many times the going price for a…
Best Cities for Sports Fans
Being a sports fan can be tough. With at least 30 franchises in each league vying for a title, fans almost always end a season disappointed, or even heartbroken. But that can make the…
20 Most Popular Halloween Songs
Every holiday has its own festive music. And while Halloween may not have the vast number of holiday songs like Christmas does, it still has quite a few. Each year, Halloween brings with it…
States That Are Addicted to the Lottery Have a Lot in Common
Chances are you had to go to work today — because you did not have the Mega Millions ticket that netted a near-U.S. record of $1.537 billion. The winning ticket was drawn at a…
The Stories Behind the Nation’s Oldest Newspapers
What is a newspaper — other than an endangered species in this digital age? Merriam-Webster defines it as “a paper that is printed and distributed usually daily or weekly and that contains news, articles…
Cities Where the Most People Live Alone
In any U.S. city, living arrangements run the gamut from friends and strangers living as roommates to domestic partnerships to single-parent households to the traditional nuclear families. While the vast majority of Americans cohabitate…
50 Companies That Owe Their Employees a Raise
The average CEO base salary at a S&P 500 company is over $10 million. With stock options and other benefits, that income nearly doubles. By contrast, an ordinary worker employed full-time in America earns…
The World’s Most Valuable Brands
Brands seem to be part of all aspects of life. Celebrating uniqueness — a core element of any brand — is a greater part of the American experience than ever before, and this has…
Cities Where Manufacturing Is Making a Comeback
The U.S. manufacturing sector is a shadow of its former self. Cheap foreign labor and increased automation — in addition to several recessions — have chipped away at demand for American manufacturing workers for…
The Most Famous Fossils Ever Discovered
So, what exactly makes a fossil famous? Is it thrust into the limelight for its scientific significance or for the miraculous way it was discovered? Or perhaps it’s the time at which the discovery…