Currently Minnesota’s minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. Many people argue that a family cannot survive off of minimum wage, it would be difficult for a family to survive in today’s society on the income...
There was much stirring after Bill Gates announced that soon he would be expecting schools to follow a model based off his business, Microsoft, instead of the current model. This would push students to...
Pope Francis of the Catholic Church recently gave a speech on the tyranny of capitalism. The speech itself is 84 pages long. The speech voiced the Pope’s opinion on issues such as the rich and the...
Just before the midnight deadline, Congress agreed to renew a bill extending the Undetectable Firearms Act for ten more years on Dec. 9. With the anniversary of one of the worst shootings in the history...
Shopping on Black Friday is extremely stressful for both the employees and the shoppers. However, what none of the shoppers have to go through is the preparation for the day. With stores opening even earlier...
A passenger train went over the rails in New York on Dec. 1. The train was a part of the Metro-North Train company. The train was headed for Grand Central Terminal and crashed about 100 yards north of...
Rates of melanoma, the deadliest skin cancer, increased 800 percent among young women in the last 40 years. Widespread use of indoor tanning greatly contributes to this alarming change. Indoor tanning...
Every year, people from all over the US travel to Orlando, Florida to visit one of the most popular theme parks in the world, Seaworld. This park gives guests the opportunity to see animals that nobody...
Despite rules and regulations prohibiting stereotyping in the workplace, many Americans are being discriminated against, sometimes even resulting in job termination. As the vast majority of people would...
Since the mid 1960s, the United States has had a continued policy of “affirmative action,” a set of laws aimed at equalizing opportunities for blacks and other minority groups in the United States....
Osmo Vanska, conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra, recently resigned after two scheduled concerts were cancelled at New York City’s Carnegie Hall. Allowing Vanska to quit was a serious mistake on the...
According to the New York Times, there is a rise of crime among students before the age of 18. Students getting in trouble and getting sent to jail is not a new problem, but it is a concerning issue. It...
