Contrasted to the results of the 2020 Presidential Election results, Virginia turned its back on Democrats with Glenn Youngkin, the Republican candidate for governor, winning over Democrats across every demographic group
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What is the Nordic model, and why is it so hard to achieve?
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Richard Lomotey, an assistant professor at the Pennsylvania State University was arrested for harassing and attempting to kidnap while driving two women via Uber last Saturday, May 11th. According to the two women, while driving them, Richard Lomotey made comments about how attractive both of them are and further stated that he is single and […]
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What is Lyft? Lyft is a ride-sharing company based in San Francisco that directly competes with Uber. They aim to dominate all forms of transportation, from cars to scooters. The two founders, Logan Green and John Zimmer, started Lyft in June 2012 with the aims to “improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation.” Their […]
Read more ...There have been nearly fifty recessions since the days of the Articles of Confederation, some of them (such as the Great Depression, which lasted for three years and seven months from August 1929 to March 1933) worse than others. The most recent American recession, called the Great Recession, started in December 2007 and did not […]
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There is no question that Netflix has changed the entertainment industry. From having its own specials to hosting other networks content on their service, Netflix has attained 150 million users. From children to senior citizens, everyone seems to be using Netflix as their desired platform for entertainment. The idea behind offering ad-free entertainment seemed almost […]
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The opposite of investing, divesting is the act of selling stocks, bonds, investment funds, and even companies, whether by an individual or a larger enterprise. This is often meant to protest immoral activity and pressure companies or governments to change their wrongful policies. Many larger institutions (such as U.S. universities and colleges) will invest billions […]
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Politicians and poor people believe credit is the equivalent of cash. With the government borrowing record at record highs, consumers, especially low-class people, are using credit cards more than ever, one must question when will both debtors—the U.S. government and individual debtors—will pay this money back. There seems to be a sentiment that credit is […]
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Everyone in America is some type of consumer. The economy depends on it, whether one is contributing to a small business or a large corporation. Americans often seem to pour their hard earned pay checks into businesses they may know nothing about. Although all companies have faults, it is important to be investing in ones […]
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The Trump administration has recently announced they are considering to lever another set of tariffs on Chinese imports totalling $200 billion USD. The Chinese are still discussing how to retaliate; however, their number one target remains United States companies. These threats, from both Washington and Beijing, have hampered the attempts of the Treasury Secretary and […]
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