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Life expectancy in the U.S. continues to fall while other countries experience increases in how long their citizens live. There are many factors that influence this trend. Higher rates of suicide, homicide,diet, exercise and lack of health coverage are among some. This article explores this issue.

Without change, our dependence on petroleum and coal for power could someday lead to society's demise. But why wait for the inevitable when we can enact change now? With a multitude of viable energy sources at our finger tips, we are on the brink of a paradigm shift. Here are nine sources of renewable energy that could potentially change how we power our future.

The George Floyd protests are at a turning point, and the outcome of the CHAZ experiment in Seattle is likely to determine what the future of the whole movement will look like.

GOP outreach to African Americans will be ineffective until the party stops doing the things that push them away.

A child is buried alive and encased in concrete. Over ten years later, the murder of Nevaeh Buchanan has baffled police, leaving the community traumatized and frustrated.

Chocolate bars have a dark, often untold story of human trafficking and child slavery. Cocoa plantations on the Ivory Coast use unpaid child labor to harvest the cocoa beans, often employing tactics such as physical abuse by overseers on plantations in West Africa.

Is Big Cat Rescue a crusader for captive big cats, or may there be two sides to this story? Read interesting information about BCR's founder Carole Baskin and more.

There are some common names for the Presidents and the United States and for First Ladies. Do you know what they are?

The technological revolution has brought many positives, but also quite a few negatives. In this article, I look at the advantages and disadvantages of technology.

Democrats are placing themselves at a huge disadvantage in much of America due to their stance on gun control. Americans today value the Second Amendment as much as ever.

Philosophically, ideologically, politically collectivists hone in on the universality of human nature while libertarians focus on the individuality of human nature.

America is passionately divided on the issue of gun control and the 2nd Amendment, and some, it seems, will go to extreme lengths to counter any changes in the law. This is the reason for this article

Through racist, exclusionary, and oppressive systems, differences in health and safety throughout the United States and the world are inherently unjust. These injustices are amplified through urban issues, especially through segregation.

Read on to learn why Wisconsin's response to COVID-19 hasn't led to the high death rates that were previously predicted.

The South Fork of the Chicago River carried away the decaying effluent of the city’s stockyards but the legacy of pollution remains.

Here is a summary of the pros and cons of the death penalty, and an opportunity for readers to share their views.