Browsing Category
Voices
New law gives U.K. workforce more flexibility from first day of job
Around 2 million employees a year in the United Kingdom are leaving their jobs due to a lack of flexible working arrangements (albeit informal flexible-working arrangements…
Read More...
Read More...
Supplement industry leans on three marketing myths
Thanks in large part to a 1994 law, the Food and Drug Administration is essentially toothless when it comes to supplements. Photo by M W/Pixabay Americans seem to have…
Read More...
Read More...
Nex Benedict’s suicide coincides with a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ laws
Mourners attend a vigil for Nex Benedict outside the Stonewall Inn in New York on February 26. File Photo by Sarah Yenesel/EPA-EFE No charges will be filed in…
Read More...
Read More...
At 75, with new members, Russian threat, NATO needs a new strategy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L), British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (C), and U.S. President Joe Biden (R) attend a NATO Summit meeting on July 12 in Vilnius, Lithuania.…
Read More...
Read More...
Ontario school boards are suing social media platforms as ‘public nuisance’
A lawsuit filed by four Ontario school boards claims time spent on Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube has led to "an attention, learning and mental health crisis." Photo by…
Read More...
Read More...
Is this the least productive Congress ever? Yes, but not just because they’re lazy
President Joe Biden delivers the annual State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 7. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo…
Read More...
Read More...
Tweaking U.S. trade policy could help reduce migration from Central America
Loosening trade rules would not only attract investment and create more jobs for Central Americans, it could also reduce immigration from the region by as much as 67%. File Photo by…
Read More...
Read More...
Climate change may be driving up price of Easter chocolate
1 of 2 | Cocoa is more expensive than copper, its price having soared 60% this month alone. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo Chocolate eggs and…
Read More...
Read More...
Joe Biden needs to make voters understand how to make this ‘the best of times’
President Joe Biden should emulate Franklin D. Roosevelt’s "fireside chats" with a series of major policy addresses on the theme of "This can be the best of times …if." His job is…
Read More...
Read More...
Gary, Ind.’s lawsuit against gunmakers is shot down by new law after 25 years
Back in 1999, the city of Gary, Ind., filed a lawsuit attempting to hold firearm manufacturers responsible for failing to prevent illegal gun sales. On March 15, Indiana Gov. Eric…
Read More...
Read More...