1 In 7 American Kids Live In Poverty
1 In 7 American Kids Live In Poverty More than 11 million children were estimated to be living in poverty in 2021, according to U.S. Census Bureau data published by the Children’s Defense Fund. That equates to around one in seven children in the U.S., or 15.3 percent. It’s a high toll, and one even higher than […]
Palestinians Stranded In Gaza After Paying Egypt $5,000 Each To Flee
Palestinians Stranded In Gaza After Paying Egypt $5,000 Each To Flee Via Middle East Eye The Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza has been closed indefinitely since the Israeli military seized the crossing on 7 May, a closure which has left thousands of Palestinians in limbo. Since the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza in October, and the subsequent closure of all other crossings, […]
Iran’s Military Concludes No Foul Play In Raisi Helicopter Crash
Iran’s Military Concludes No Foul Play In Raisi Helicopter Crash A preliminary report produced by Iran’s military has found no evidence of criminal activity or foreign interference in last Sunday’s helicopter crash that killed the late President Ebrahim Raisi and seven others, according to state media. The report was produced by the general staff of […]
Trump Suggests Nikki Haley Will Be ‘On Our Team In Some Form’
Trump Suggests Nikki Haley Will Be ‘On Our Team In Some Form’ Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Following her announcement that she would be voting for former President Donald Trump after challenging him in the Republican primaries this year, President Trump said he was sure that former South Carolina Governor […]
First McDonald’s, Now Burger King Admits Consumers Are Broke With Planned Reintroduction Of $5 Meal Deal
First McDonald’s, Now Burger King Admits Consumers Are Broke With Planned Reintroduction Of $5 Meal Deal A recent trend of mega corporations rolling back prices and reintroducing deals has emerged. Whether this is potentially due to pressure from the White House ahead of elections or, as Goldman pointed out, “Consumer caution mounts as cracks in resilience […]
They Want To Scare You With Myths Of “Unhampered Capitalism”
They Want To Scare You With Myths Of “Unhampered Capitalism” Authored by George Fo4rd Smith via The Mises Institute, Bad ideas are sometimes the hardest to dethrone. It’s probably accurate to say most people think of money as the paper currency printed by governments. And it is money in the sense that it functions as a medium […]
Rents Are Plunging In These Major U.S. Cities
Rents Are Plunging In These Major U.S. Cities As everybody knows, during the early phase of the pandemic, both single-family and multifamily rental prices surged, fueled by the shift to remote work and changing migration trends – not the least of which was getting the hell out of the city by any means necessary… But, as CNBC/NBC […]
Lula’s Brazil: A Cautionary Tale For Free Speech In The West
Lula’s Brazil: A Cautionary Tale For Free Speech In The West Authored by Paulo Figueiredo via The Epoch Times, The notion of censoring political opponents is as old as civilization itself. Throughout history, countless governments have employed this tactic to silence dissent and maintain their grip on power. From ancient Rome to modern-day dictatorships, the […]
NYC Tourists Expected To Generate $4.9 Billion In Tax Revenue For The City
NYC Tourists Expected To Generate $4.9 Billion In Tax Revenue For The City While residents and businesses continue to pour out of New York City in favor of tax-friendlier locations, tourists appear to be doing all the heavy lifting in helping the city raise tax revenue. Now, revenue generated by tourists is higher than it was […]
No, Artificial Intelligence Will Not Solve All Problems
No, Artificial Intelligence Will Not Solve All Problems Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, The famed historian and epidemiologist John M. Barry just threw out a trope that has become unbearably popular today. He predicted that in the future, artificial intelligence (AI) will make it possible to more perfectly enact pandemic lockdowns and […]