Last week, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a small bank focused on investing in tech companies, suddenly collapsed, sending shockwaves through the financial markets. The collapse raises fears that another, bigger collapse is coming, something like what happened in 2008....
Many thousands of workers and students have taken to the streets of France once again in response to the government’s announcement on March 16 that it is raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne have done...
Last month, New York City Uber and Lyft drivers staged a 12-hour strike at LaGuardia Airport, calling once again for a pay raise, as they picketed at the airport and refused pickups from the busy transit hub. It is their third strike in recent months, as drivers...
On February 3, in East Palestine, Ohio, a 150-car freight train derailed and sent toxic chemicals into the air, ground and water, poisoning hundreds of residents who now suffer from rashes, sore throats, headaches and nausea. And since that derailment, there have been...
A CDC report released on Feb. 13 told us that there is a terrible rise in teen depression, especially for girls. Specifically, in the U.S. nearly: 3 in 5 (57%) teen girls felt persistently sad or hopeless in 2021 — double that of boys, representing a nearly 60%...
