Biggest Stories of 2022 and a look at 2023
2022 has been a year like no other. The past twelve months brought good news with the easing of the COVID-19 pandemic in many countries, however, 2022 also brought bad news as well with economic, environmental, and geopolitical turmoil defining the year. Below are the top stories of 2022 and the stories to look out […]
Raised Oil Prices Following OPEC+ Decision Spell Out Continued Inflation
Relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia are weakened in response to OPEC+’s output cut last week. While the Biden Administration has encouraged Saudi Arabia’s oil production, the group decided to reverse its policy of gradually increasing production. OPEC+’s decision will incur numerous consequences. This involves an increasing already-inflated oil prices and tightening the already limited production of oil. Oil prices have […]
Herschel Walker: The Controversy Continues
Herschel Walker’s Senate campaign cut ties with its political director Taylor Crowe on Wednesday, weeks before Georgia elections. The Daily Beast reported earlier that Walker, Georgia’s Republican nominee for Senate, paid for a woman’s abortion after the two conceived a child while dating in 2009. The woman – who originally asked to remain anonymous – […]
Biden Decries Putin, Offers New Approaches at UN General Assembly
On Tuesday, September 20, 2022, world leaders gathered to launch the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. The week’s session will be the first meeting held in-person since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The General Assembly (GA) is an integral space for the international community. According to the United […]
Joe Manchin: A Stumbling Block To Biden’s Agenda?
This country isn’t run by the Joe you think it is. While Joe Biden may be the face of this nation, upon closer inspection, time and time again, it’s Joe Manchin running the show. Although he is just one man, Democrats are reliant on Manchin to pass almost any form of legislation. But how did […]
Weekend Reviews: Evidence Mounts That Trump May Face Criminal Charges
As the January 6th Committee concludes the first three hearings of its investigations into the 2021 Capitol attack, key figures have articulated that there is a growing wealth of evidence that would provide sufficient impetus to charge former US President Donald Trump with serious criminal convictions. Some ex-justice department lawyers have stated that events at […]
Weekend Reviews: Senate Negotiators Reach A Deal on Gun Control
The United States Senate announced that their bargainers have successfully created a modest bipartisan response to the recent wave of gun violence that has afflicted the country in the last month. The somewhat limited deal offers modest curbs towards limiting gun ownership and allocation of resources towards improving school safety measures and mental health programs. […]
DOJ Appeals Federal Judge’s Title 42 Decision
The DOJ has filed an appeal against a Federal Judge’s decision to block the Biden Administration’s attempt to end Title 42. Title 42 allows Border Patrol officials to deport migrants from foreign countries back to their nation of origin, allegedly protecting public health in the face of unpredictable COVID outbreaks. The Biden administration had planned […]
Putin’s Possible Motive in Overtaking Ukraine
Since Russia’s most recent invasion of Ukraine on February 24, an estimated 549 civilians have died and nearly a thousand are reported to be wounded. However, most contend the actual number is likely higher. Two-and-a-half million people have fled Ukraine since the invasion, the fastest refugee crisis since World War II. Russian President Vladimir Putin has silenced […]
White House Withdraws Mandate for Larger Employers
The Biden White House withdrew its mandate for larger companies two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) from enforcing private employers to mandate coronavirus vaccines on employees. The Supreme Court claimed that OSHA exceeded its authority to protect workers. The U.S. Department of Labor released a statement on Tuesday […]