Tens of thousands of protestors (with some reports estimating up to 50,000) have arrived in Glasgow. They are protesting the COP26 Climate Conference and the so-called world leaders who continue to make empty promises as they talk about the urgency of the climate...
The U.S. Supreme Court began a new term on October 4. On its docket are several notable and potentially influential cases to be heard by the court in the upcoming months. They include a New York state gun regulation, some cases relating to people sentenced to death, a...
The threat of a military conflict between the United States and China could escalate beyond the show of force each has been displaying in the Strait of Taiwan. The Strait is the 110 mile wide body of water that separates China from Taiwan. These displays of military...
On November 1, 1954, the Algerian Revolution began when the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) began a guerilla warfare campaign against French colonial military forces in Algeria. The revolution, also known as the Algerian War of Independence, concluded in 1962...
The end of October marks the anniversary of the 1929 stock market crash. The stock market plummeted on October 29, 1929, initiating the Great Depression. In the decade leading up to the crash, the United States had gone through an economic boom. The “Roaring Twenties”...
