Sports Teams Running Out of Fans
This week, the Rams franchise of the National Football League (NFL) announced it would end more than two decades in St. Louis and return to its former home in Los Angeles. The team’s poor…
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America’s Most Hated Companies
Today’s rapid and near-ubiquitous dissemination of news and information means corporations, too, can be more vulnerable to public opinion. For many companies, recovering from a bad reputation can seem impossible. For others, though, a…
The Most Dangerous States in America
Violent crime has become less common in the United States in recent years. There were slightly more than 1.1 million reported incidents in 2014, or 366 incidences per 100,000 residents, a 9.4% decrease from…
The Safest States in America
Contrary to popular opinion, violent crime is on the decline. Since 1995, violent crime in the United States has decreased by nearly half from 685 incidents per 100,000 Americans to 366 incidents per 100,000…
States With the Best (and Worst) Schools
The controversial education law No Child Left Behind has been recently revised for the first time since its introduction in 2001. The revisions are expected to return a degree of control over education policy…
Top Grossing Films of All Time
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is the No. 1 grossing movie in American history, according to producer Disney. In just 20 days, the seventh installment of the “Star Wars” franchise raked in more than…
The Most Social Cities in Every State
Humans are social animals by nature. While social interaction is perhaps a basic need, our environments and surroundings are not always conducive to social interaction. It is also extraordinarily difficult to determine exactly what…
Cars With the Worst Gas Mileage
Falling gasoline prices have, at least temporarily, slowed the improvement in the average fuel efficiency of cars Americans choose to buy. Since reaching a peak of 25.8 miles per gallon (mpg) in August of…
The Richest Person in Each State
The net worth of just 20 U.S. citizens is greater than the combined wealth of more than half of the U.S. population. Political discourse over the past few years has focused on comparisons between…
11 States Least Likely to Legalize Marijuana
Illegal in the United States for nearly 80 years, marijuana accounted for 8.2 million arrests nationwide between 2001 and 2010. Despite the decades old federal ban, the country’s attitude toward marijuana has been changing.…
10 Mom & Pop Shops That Went Big
Traditional mom and pop shops — arguably the symbol of American entrepreneurship — may be an endangered breed of business. In fact, the number of new companies in the U.S. economy has steadily declined…
Cities With the Shortest Life Expectancy in Every State
Life expectancy has increased rapidly in modern times, and as health care and technology continue to evolve, lives could get longer still. Babies born in the United States today are expected to live about…
Cities With the Longest Life Expectancy in Every State
Life expectancy has increased rapidly in modern times and, as health care and technology continue to evolve, lives could get longer still. Babies born in the United States today are expected to live about…
25 Best Countries to Live in the World
The development of a nation is often conflated with economic growth. However, while economic strength is certainly a country’s means of development, is it what ultimately determines how developed that country is? According to…
25 Worst Countries to Live in the World
The development of a nation is often conflated with economic growth. However, while economic strength is certainly a country’s means of development, is it what ultimately determines how developed that country is? According to…