One of the candidates running for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in the 2020 election is pushing for a policy that would give every American a $1,000 per month “Freedom Dividend.” Entrepreneur Andrew Yang is the candidate behind this policy and the reasons that … [Read more...] about How Universal Basic Income would save America billions of dollars
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Why the US should stay on daylight savings time permanently
This weekend, you lost an hour of sleep thanks to daylight savings time. Surely you’re not a big fan of that, but the idea of more daylight is something you can get behind. There are many positives that come about with DST, so much so that a movement is brewing in America to move … [Read more...] about Why the US should stay on daylight savings time permanently
Lake Erie just became the first ecosystem in America to be granted rights
How can we ensure that our most precious natural sites such as lakes and mountains are spared from human pollution? One answer is giving lawful rights to them, something that recently happened in Toledo, Ohio where residents passed a bill that grants new rights to Lake Erie. In … [Read more...] about Lake Erie just became the first ecosystem in America to be granted rights
This startup is empowering farmers with cheaper seeds and transparency
Farmers don’t have it easy. Despite doing all the work on the ground and taking the biggest risks in terms of crop selection, it’s the farmers who have the lowest incomes in the entire agriculture industry. One of the main expenditures that farmers have is seeds: when it comes to … [Read more...] about This startup is empowering farmers with cheaper seeds and transparency
How cities along the US-Mexico border use art to penetrate the border wall
As the U.S. remains gripped in the debate over the wall Donald Trump wants to build along the border, cross-border community groups, long-time residents, and their governments work to preserve and perpetuate a shared identity that transcends an existing physical and political … [Read more...] about How cities along the US-Mexico border use art to penetrate the border wall
