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04/08/2020 / By Isabelle Z.

Sixty percent of Americans won’t be able to cover basic necessities in a month or less because of the quarantine

America is dramatically unprepared for the economic shutdown we’re currently facing as the nation grapples with coronavirus, and one recent survey illustrates just how serious the problem is. When the Society for Human Research Management surveyed American workers from March 12 to 16, they found that 60 percent of respondents would not be able to […]

01/09/2019 / By Isabelle Z.

Pot prices are collapsing in Oregon as too many marijuana growers produce glut of weed

A serious oversupply has caused prices of marijuana in Oregon to collapse just three years after lawmakers enacted a recreational cannabis law in the state. Now, many of the state’s licensed growers and retailers alike could be facing bankruptcy. Cannabis farmers reportedly harvested over 2.5 million pounds of marijuana in October alone, 1.3 million of […]

07/08/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Fund managers warn that the next economic crisis is going to be “ugly” — are you prepared for it?

If you’ve been putting off getting your finances in order because the economic situation has been relatively stable recently, it might be time to re-think your approach as fund managers are warning that the next economic crisis is looming – and it’s going to be “ugly”. The U.S. is now sitting at the peak of […]

05/13/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

First Venezuela, now Argentina on the verge of financial catastrophe

Argentina could soon follow in Venezuela’s footsteps as the country moves toward financial collapse. The peso is dropping while prices rise dramatically, and Argentina has now made the very serious move of entering talks with the International Monetary Fund to seek financial rescue. It’s an interesting step for the country given its history. When Argentina […]

11/29/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

The placebo effect of surgery: New evidence shows many operations, such as getting a stent for angina, to have low benefit and high risk

You’ve probably heard of the placebo effect: Someone reports feeling better after taking a pill that is said to help some condition or other, only to later discover the pill did not contain any active ingredients at all. The person’s physical health didn’t change; feeling better was all in their mind. It’s always an interesting […]

11/28/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Monsanto has gone to great lengths to keep documents secret during litigation; judge threatened sanctions

Monsanto has a lot to hide. Repeatedly named as the world’s most evil corporation and known for inspiring protests around the planet, their list of wrongdoings is lengthy and continues to grow. Therefore, it’s no surprise that they have a lot of documents that they’d like to keep out of the public eye, and new […]

09/14/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Blame the victim strategy reaches corporate level: Deutsche Bank plans to replace much of workforce with robots, because they act like robots anyway

One of the world’s biggest banks, Deutsche Bank, has announced that it will be replacing a significant portion of its workforce with robots. The financial institution, which is based in Frankfurt, Germany, employs more than 100,000 people. It is not known exactly how many people will be laid off or when, but CEO John Cryan […]

09/09/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

To double their fees, some surgeons are now operating on TWO patients at once… what could possibly go wrong?

We’ve all heard horror stories of botched operations, whether it’s a doctor leaving a surgical tool inside the patient or the wrong limb being operated on – or even amputated. If you’ve ever wondered how this type of thing could happen, the concept of overlapping surgery could provide some clues. Yes, that’s right; while your […]

09/02/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Financial apocalypse in the making: 78% of American workers now living paycheck to paycheck

Many people think that earning more money is the solution to their financial woes, but a recent Harris poll that was carried out on behalf of CareerBuilder reports that 78 percent of people with full-time jobs are living paycheck to paycheck. Those who earn six figures aren’t immune; a tenth of workers in this category […]

06/12/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Why exiting the Paris Climate Accord helps America’s poorest

President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Accord was applauded in some quarters, but it was met with a lot of derision from the left. This is a rather curious reaction for a group that claims to be concerned about the economic welfare of our nation’s poorest inhabitants. While most […]

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