Since the massacre of Israeli civilians by Hamas on Oct. 7, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has recorded a significant spike in antisemitic incidents across the United States. Preliminary data indicates that reported incidents of harassment, vandalism, and assault increased by 388 percent over the same period last year. According to the ADL, antisemitism surges in times of political or economic uncertainty and is …
United Auto Workers Is Battling the Culture of “Corporate Greed”
American workers are tired and tired of being overlooked while struggling to make ends meet. Meanwhile, corporate profits are soaring to unheard-of heights. According to the Economic Policy Institute, profits at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis almost doubled between 2013 and 2022, totaling $250 billion. Is that money trickling down to the workers in the automotive plants? Not exactly. Over the past four …
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Apple Answers To Mother Nature
It's not nice to fool Mother Nature and Apple wouldn't dream of doing such a thing. The company mines precious metals to use in its products and creates a non-renewable waste stream from these same products, and runs massive data centers that suck electricity all day every day, nevertheless, Apple is aligned with Mother Nature. That's what this new piece of branded content says, and who are we to argue with the …
A Big Idea: “Non-Mineable Land” Inside of Minecraft
Minecraft is the best-selling game in the world. The game teaches players, primarily children, to mine and build whole worlds out of raw materials. Naturally, the raw materials must be secured under duress. A game needs tension, and Minecraft has it. What it does not have is a means to teach players that raw materials belong to a community dependent on the resources for their livelihoods. Due to the increase in …
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Bias Against Aging People, Like All Bias, Is Idiotic and Unproductive
The truly odd thing about ageism is how every single living creature on this planet is aging. We're all aging right now, as we do each and every moment of our lives. Ultimately, this means our bias against aging people is discrimination against the self, and that ageism is a brutal form of self-hatred. As we know, ageism is also bad for business. This new 45-minute documentary film, directed by Scott Haper, …
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Banana Boat Introduces Nest Domes to Protect Endangered Sea Turtles
Banana Boat protects you from the sun's harmful rays. Now, the skincare brand is extending its reach into wildlife preservation. During the last four years in Colombia, 99 percent of sea turtles have been born female. The sand's warmth influences their sex during the incubation phase: if a turtle's eggs incubate below 27.7°C the turtle hatchlings will be male. If the eggs incubate above 31°C the hatchlings will be …
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Long Live the Indie Bookstore
As a former English major, professional writer, and fan of books, I was happy to read in The New York Times that "small booksellers not only survived the pandemic, but many are thriving." More than 300 new independent bookstores have sprouted across the United States in the past couple of years. Given how bookstore sales fell nearly 30 percent in 2020, things could have turned out differently. “It’s kind of …
In A New Kia Sportage, You’ll Have the Power to Make More Good
Buying a new vehicle is a big financial decision. People shopping for cars weigh the monthly outlay expected of them, the insurance costs, gas and maintenance costs, and how much the dealer is going to make on the purchase. There's also the emotional buyer and the emotive purchase. People sometimes "fall in love" with a car. They like the way it handles, the way it looks, and the way it makes them feel. Feel Good …
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