The one thing we discovered during the pandemic was that politicians politicize science. Whether it’s to invoke fear or influence, politicians do science an injustice because politicization of science creates a chasm among scientists working on a common goal…
The latest economic data shows the economy is improving. However, for those who have suffered a layoff or not had a pay raise in a few years, the prices at the store, rising utility bills, and forget monthly housing…
FINALLY, the climate crisis is spreading across the headlines like an unconfined forest fire. It’s long overdue. As the world snickered at such climate activists as former Vice-President Al Gore and teen Greta Thunberg, it’s slowly dawning on people…
In talking with people who hold extreme views, there’s one very clear common denominator — each, in my experience, has either dismissed education or has very little of it. This isn’t to say that all people with little education…
The world is getting heavier. Heavy with global unrest, extreme climate — and humans! Today is World Population Day and the number of humans on the planet directly correlates with the changes we see in today’s world. How can…
There’s a fine line between being ‘alone’ and being ‘lonely.’ It seems more Americans are finding being alone outweighs the risks of being lonely; Biden just delivered disappointing news to Ukraine; Have you ever wondered why ‘fine dining’ meals…
One of the many egregious acts committed under the administration of Biden’s predecessor was the constant discrediting of our institutions created to keep track of important data about the health, economy, etc. of Americans. At no other time in…
It used to be known among medical professionals that the South was a risky place for women to have a baby if not blessed with the greatest medical care. Now, maternal deaths have taken a disturbing turn; NATO has…
Unbelievably, there are still people who think that our current climate changes are just a continuation of what Mother Nature has always done. In that regard, they’re not wrong. However, never before has this amount of people lived on…
Happy Fourth of July! For all of us who love the democracy our country has epitomized to the rest of the world , this day is an increasingly bittersweet celebration. While we celebrate the courage and tenacity of our…
Last week, the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) delivered one bombshell after another that had Americans’ heads spinning. Laws intended to create a “more equal union” were discarded. First, there was the dismissal of affirmative action being used in college…
It’s getting pretty tiring that male-run state and national legislatures, corporations, businesses, tech, academia, religious institutions, etc. think they know what women want or need by continually imposing restrictive and archaic policies that would never apply to men. The…
The threat of the pandemic killing thousands indiscriminately may be (largely) over but the US is facing another threat that is only growing in intensity, taking more lives on a daily basis — and is totally preventable! Gun violence….
Remember those nightmarish days when the whole world snickered and ridiculed (the) US for electing Donald Trump president? Who among us didn’t cringe at the sight of our president elbowing his way past world leaders to be in the…
As if it wasn’t bad enough that the GOP has endangered women’s lives across the country by passing restrictive reproductive laws, it seems they’re not done yet. Word is House Republicans – yes, the same people wasting taxpayers’ money…
News over the weekend that Russia’s President Putin was facing a direct challenge to his power had people in the West giddy for the showdown. That one of his own would try and overthrow him was a dream come…
One of the arguments anti-affirmative action opponents use is that people should be hired/admitted/appointed based on their skills/scores/qualifications for any position. The trouble with that argument is that even when a person of color is shown to be more…
Yesterday, I posted research showing just how far women have to drive to receive abortion services. The bigger question is which states still have them?; Ukraine officials are calling out the United Nations. It’s about time; There’s a new…
How much money does it take to live in the US? That question sounds like the start of a bad joke and many might argue that the answer is a joke itself. Yet, the grim reality is that, aside…
There’s a reason why cities across the country are seeing more homeless people congregating in the heat under bridges, along highways, on street corners, etc. Eviction rates are higher now than pre-pandemic levels in some cities. The homeless are…
“Silent killer.” It’s a term used to refer to those elements that can’t be easily seen, heard, tasted or even consciously felt until it is too late. There are many silent killers that exist in our lives but one…
Is COVID-19 eradicated? No, not as long as it has the power to mutate into variances but the good news is that over 96% of Americans now have more protection than before; Zelensky made a dire prediction for the…
Whether it’s the residual effects of forced isolation from Covid, rising global tensions, the uncertain economy, social media negativity or…something is rocketing the rate of suicides and homicides among young people; The drone footage is dramatic. A Russian soldier…
The world is complex. Duh, you might think. But we know things are complex when two opposing observations are true at the same time. Case in point: Researchers say global inequality is at its lowest level in nearly 150…
The most dreaded word in our vocabulary is the ‘c’ word — cancer. The National Cancer Institute estimates that in 2023 609,820 people will die because of it. Two headlines evoke the question: Is cancer preventable? Well, it depends…
