According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, in 2020 U.S. defense spending outstripped that of China, India, Russia, UK, Saudi Arabia, Germany, France, Japan, South Korea, Italy and Australia combined. When it comes to spending as…
The New York Times has reported that President Biden is seeking to increase taxes on the rich in order to fund spending on childcare and education. Dubbed The American Family Plan, it is expected to involve investments aimed at reducing poverty, loweri…
Last week, Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte lifted a 9-year moratorium of new mining permits. The move is expected to speed up some already existing applications. The executive order also includes directions to the environment ministry to stringently…
If the citizens of the world lived like those of the United States, the resources of five full planets would be needed to satisfy the global need for resources every year.This data is highlighted annually by the NGO Global Footprint Network, which also…
The American Lung Association has released its 22nd annual State of the Air Report. It found that 135 million Americans live with polluted air that is putting their health and lives at risk. It also found that the burden is not being shared equally wit…
Apple introduced a new line of iMacs at its spring event on Tuesday, bringing a fresh coat of paint to its iconic, long-neglected all-in-one desktop computer. The new models come equipped with Apple’s widely lauded M1 chip and abandon their predecessor…
For many Americans, the arduous morning commute became a thing of the past as Covid-19 forced people to embrace remote working. That has had both benefits and drawbacks with many employees missing an office environment where they could work closer with…
Following a record year that saw Netflix add 36 million subscribers in 2020, the world’s most popular video streaming service saw its subscriber growth slow significantly in the first three months of 2021. According to the company’s latest earnings rel…
New data released by the World Travel & Tourism Council reveals the crippling impact the pandemic had on global tourism last year. The travel and tourism sector suffered global losses of nearly $4.5 trillion with its contribution to GDP plunging by a s…
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization officially announced that COVID-19 could be classified as a pandemic. “The WHO has been assessing this outbreak around the clock and we are deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and seve…