Examining the Black-white wealth gap
A close examination of wealth in the U.S. finds evidence of staggering racial disparities. At $171,000, the net worth of ...
Month: June 2020
Texas pauses reopening plan and elective surgeries as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations rise
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday that the state will pause any further reopening as it continues to report record ...
Eiffel Tower Reopens In Paris After A 3-Month Shutdown
The Eiffel Tower reopened to visitors Thursday morning after having been shut down for more than three months because of ...
Who Owns the Streets?
The early 20th-century sociologist Max Weber starkly observed that a monopoly on the legitimate use of violence is what defines ...
Warning: Olive oil or coconut oil?
Who wore it better? Olive oil or coconut oil? In one of the most hotly contested debates of the plant-based ...
Is This The Lowest Point In Modern U.S. History?
Things have certainly gotten really crazy here in 2020. First we witnessed the eruption of the worst global pandemic in ...
World’s ultra-wealthy go for gold amid stimulus bonanza
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, most private banks recommended their clients hold none or just a tiny amount of gold. Now ...
People would be crushed by second coronavirus wave, psychologists say
A second wave of the coronavirus would harm the public's mental health after people built up hope during the reopening of the ...
We Will Be Living With the Coronavirus Pandemic Well Into 2021
The virus is winning. That much is certain more than six months into a shape-shifting pandemic that’s killed more than ...
How Cultural Revolutions Die — or Not
Unlike coups or political revolutions, cultural revolutions don’t just change governments or leaders. Instead, they try to redefine entire societies. ...
