In its most basic form, Social Security is best known as a critical federal program that many people cannot do without: with nearly 12 percent of the U.S. population living below the poverty threshold and nearly 30 percent living as lower income, Social Security offers a layer of financial protection to Americans in retirement, individuals […]
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President Trump is not only starting his second term in office with a bang, but he’s definitely pushing the limits with his most explicit campaign promise during the 2024 presidential election: Deportations. So far it’s been in high gear. Immigration and Customs Enforcements (ICE) has arrested more than 33,000 individuals between throughout the first 50
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President Trump was never the only critic of the Department of Education – he’s just been the most vocal one. Created by Congress in 1979 – and signed into law by then President Jimmy Carter – the central agency oversees academic criteria and performance, while also providing billions of dollars in support, to all schools
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A full scale global trade war appears to be in full effect. The 10 percent across-the-board tariffs that President Trump has imposed on countries feeding imports into the United States has roiled policymakers, world leaders and markets. At first, it was the 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum exports on Mexico and Canada,
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In an age where the internet plays a pivotal role in our daily lives, ubiqitously integrated in our schools, jobs, and personal life, it’s no secret that the internet and smart devices are this current generation’s main source of socialization and entertainment (it was a bit like that during the last generation). While the public has mixed
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