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Kamala Harris: 2024 Candidate Cheat Sheet
Criminal Justice Policy: Early career (2004 - 2011: San Francisco DA) Back on Track: 2005 - Launched “Back on Track” program ,...
Sep 22, 20248 min read
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Black Monday 2024: Explaining the Global Financial Market’s Turbulent Week
Black Monday, or Manic Monday, was an event that significantly impacted global markets on August 5, 2024. It was a worldwide mass...
Aug 11, 20242 min read
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Trump’s Assassination Attempt in Brief
On July 13th, the U.S. had its first assassination attempt of a presidential candidate since 1981 when John Hinckley Jr. shot Reagan....
Jul 21, 20242 min read
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Explaining Rising Unemployment, the ‘Soft Landing,’ and Hopeful Rate Cuts
American unemployment has risen to 4.1%, the highest since November 2021, when we first adjusted to COVID-19 regulations (November 2021...
Jul 7, 20242 min read
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Explaining the European Shift to Right-Wing Candidates
Within the EU, all 27 of the countries within the union hold elections, which take place every five years. This year, 2024, was an...
Jun 30, 20242 min read
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Trump Trial: Charges & Conviction Easily Explained
Donald Trump was convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records, Penal Law 175.10. This charge could result in up to four years in...
Jun 3, 20242 min read
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China May Block One of the Largest American Tech Deals: Creating the One-Stop Shop for Chip Design
Synopsys is an American company in Sunnyvale, California; it provides its EDA (Electronic Design Automation)
May 18, 20242 min read
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Vietnamese Real-Estate Investor Sentenced to Death: Largest Financial Scam in Vietnam’s History
Truong My Lan was accused of bribing Saigon Joint Commercial Bank staff, appraisers, and Vietnamese government officials to approve and...
May 5, 20242 min read
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Tennessee Volkswagen Plant Joins the United Auto Workers Union - Southern Unionization to Expand
83% of employees at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, TN, factory voted to join the United Auto Workers Union on April 19. This marks the first time
Apr 21, 20242 min read
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The Attempted Takeover of Disney: Explaining the 2022 to 2024 Power Struggle
Nelson Peltz is an American activist investor with a history of working with brands such as Wendy’s, Dupont, and Heinz. An activist...
Apr 6, 20243 min read
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The Department of Education’s Disastrous FAFSA Rollout
The Department of Education has been attempting a new rollout of FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) in recent years after...
Mar 24, 20242 min read
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“Hugs Not Bullets” How Cartel Strategy Is a Running Issue for the 2024 Mexican Election
Mexico has had a long-standing issue with cartel activity, which has exacerbated. Some point to the passive enforcement policies enacted...
Mar 10, 20242 min read
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Gun Industry Drama: Ghost Guns and NRA Corruption
The Gun Industry has been a headline focus in recent news. The NRA faced a corruption lawsuit in New York regarding the misappropriation...
Feb 25, 20242 min read
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Biden Administration Pauses Pending Approvals on Natural Gas Facilities
On January 26, 2024, the Biden administration announced “a temporary pause on pending decisions on exports of ‘Liquified Natural Gas’...
Feb 19, 20242 min read
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Why Venezuela Is Showing Force Along the Guyana Border
Venezuela has made recent deployments towards the Guyana, Essequibo region border. Satellite images have captured images of military...
Feb 10, 20242 min read
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Oregon Drug Decriminalization Reform - An Overview
Oregon voted in “Measure 110” at the end of 2020, which took effect on 2/1/21. M110 was implemented to address drug addiction in Oregon,...
Feb 4, 20242 min read
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Humana Reports 2023 Loss: Potential Warning for Health Insurance Downturn
The health insurance company Humana has reported a 2023 loss of $541 million, even as it generated a revenue of $26.6 billion. Humana...
Jan 28, 20243 min read
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The 2024 World Economic Forum: Highlighted Topics
The World Economic Forum met this past week in Davos, Switzerland. This is one of the largest (if not the largest) annual conferences...
Jan 21, 20242 min read
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Taiwan's 2024 Presidential Election: The History & Geopolitical Implications
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate, Lai Ching-te, won Taiwan's presidential election on Saturday, Jan 13, 2024. This...
Jan 14, 20243 min read
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Nippon Buys U.S. Steel: The Good, the Bad, and the Profitable
U.S. Steel released a statement on December 18, 2023, that announced a developing deal for Nippon Steel (a Japanese company - ranked as...
Jan 7, 20242 min read
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