The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued guidance urging Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving. But millions of people are still planning to travel over the holiday week as new coronavirus cases approach 200,000 a day in the United States....
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered our lives as we know it. While we are changing old behaviors, there are new routines that need to be adopted. First and foremost is the habit of wearing a mask whenever in a public space. Yet the messaging on the...
As United State president elect – Joe Biden prepares for a chaotic and possibly contested transition of power in January, the future of the US-China relationship sits most unnervingly on the fence between continuity and change. Like most foreign leaders around the world hoping to reset...
The 2020 presidential US election was undoubtedly one of the most tense battles for presidency that the country has ever witnessed. The world along with millions of anxious US voters watched with abetted breath, as President Donald Trump and his challenger Joe Biden remained locked...
In the mass protests that followed the killing of George Floyd, in May 2020, the angry chants of demonstrators reverberated the streets across the US demanding defunding and disbanding of the Police Department. Amid a growing concern over systemic racism and police brutality, those in favour of budgetary...
Nearly two-thirds of Americans support the break up of big tech companies, Amazon, Facebook, and Google. They think its a good idea as the content they're showing people is ranked mostly on whether the company is making money off of it or not. The result...
The United States has been silently decreasing its troop strength in Afghanistan even though there isn't a peace deal with the Taliban yet. Opponents say this might undermine U.S.'s role in any future negotiations with the insurgents....
Hong Kong has witnessed months of protests ignited by an extremely controversial plan to allow extraditions to mainland China. The government defended the proposed amendments by saying it would help "plug the loopholes" so that the city ceases to be a safe haven for criminals. But opponents...
Turkey began its invasion in Northern Syria last month after the United States ordered its troops to withdraw from Kurdish-held areas close to the Turkish border. The Trump administration stated that it did not approve or endorse the operation, but the removal of U.S. forces...
A new law decriminalized truancy, changing it from a Class C misdemeanor to a civil fine on September 1, 2015. The law instructs the school districts to ensure students are in class and requires them to adopt truancy prevention measures such as meeting with students...
Cities often offer tax incentives to attract businesses that help them create jobs and infrastructure. However, the opponents believe this can lead to corrupt local governments and deregulations....
Trump’s increased interest in Greenland strongly indicates the island’s geopolitical importance. It has even drawn the eye of China. Greenland’s largest revenue generators are fishing and tourism, but the island has attracted much attention due to its untapped natural resources including coal, copper, zinc, iron...
Proponents say prison privatization brings together governments in need of additional prison capacity with private companies that can supply that capacity. However, people who oppose this change argue that private prisons have more inmate misconduct, more escapes, higher staff turnover, more inmate grievances, and greater...
"There is a growing debate over the impeachment of President Donald Trump triggered by a whistleblower's complaint about a July call where Trump prodded Ukraine's president to dig up dirt on his Democratic rival Joe Biden. Proponents of the impeachment believe that this is unethical...
Democrats are accusing Attorney General William Barr of using the Justice Department to help President Donald Trump's political bidding. Some media reports suggest that a department probe into the FBI's investigation connections between Russia and the Trump 2016 campaign has now become a full-fledged criminal investigation. What...
"President Donald Trump was introduced to a crowd after the third inning of Sunday's Game 5 of the World Series. The announcement was followed by boos and chants of 'Lock Him Up' and 'Impeach Trump' from the crowd. Proponents think Trump deserved every bit of...
"In the recent past, Edward Snowden and Wikileaks have brought forward a series of evidence confirming that NSA used surveillance to observe the emails and phone calls of its closest European allies. This led to a severe diplomatic crisis between ally nations. Those in favor continue...
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