There are few things more American than the prototypical American home—apple pie aside—and there are few things of more value to Americans than owning this home. In politics, presidents and… 
In San Francisco, 64-year-old Kenneth Humphrey spent a year in jail, held on a $350,000 bond he could not pay, after being accused of entering a man’s home and stealing…
The City University of New York (CUNY) is at the cultural and intellectual center of working class life in New York City; a common resource taken for granted, but severely…
Worldwide, there have been improvements and innovations in healthcare around the world which have led to a decline in the number of women dying from childbirth over the last 30…
Food waste is a large problem in the United States. According to the USDA, 133 billion pounds of food were wasted in 2010; that food was worth approximately $161 billion. …
There is a lack of disaggregated data on Asian poverty in New York City. Asians in poverty are hidden behind the veil of the “model minority” stereotype, which masks the…
Voting rights in the United States have always been a problem since the nation’s founding in 18th century. Over the last 200 years, countless people have fought for their right…
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo believes one of the pivotal social problems beseeching New York City is public transit fare evasion. With Mayor Bill de Blasio’s support, the city employed…
Prolonged use or misuse of opioids can result in addiction and withdrawal. Tolerance to the drug can prompt the user to start increasing the doses to experience the initial effect….
On August 3 2019, Patrick Crusius, a 21-year-old from Allen, Texas, drove roughly 11 hours across the state to El Paso, where he opened fired in a Walmart, killing 22…
Government disinvestment in public housing has catalyzed its downfall across America. Without proper funding or adequate oversight, public housing facilities – some built as far back as eight decades ago…
The past several weeks have seen the breathless reporting of a mysterious new public health crisis: lung injuries. E-cigarettes and vaporizers, which have infiltrated the pockets and backpacks of thousands…
Health care has emerged as a central issue in the 2020 presidential election to no surprise as access to health care continues to be a major problem in the U.S.,…
Storms, floods, and monsoons have been part of Bangladesh’s narrative throughout history. However, as climate change accelerates, it brings about a myriad of extremely devastating weather changes, such as cyclones…
Time Magazine names economic, military, political influence, innovation and culture/lifestyle as tenets by which to determine a global ‘superpower’. By this definition, a superpower exercises worldwide influence by way of…
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