The United States unemployment rate decreased to 3.5% in September 2019, the lowest it has been since December 1969. Since 1948, the American employment rate has averaged at 5.74%. Comparatively, Canada has a rate of 5.7% with a population one-tenth the size of the United States. There are many factors that affect a nation’s unemployment rate. One factor worth...
The idea of remote work is not something new, but rather it has been an ongoing trend for some time. Remote work was encouraged among employers as a result of the Great Recession in 2008, which pressured them to downsize their office space and save money. About 5.3% to nearly two-thirds of the U.S. workforce work remotely. For many...
Amongst the many liberties the U.S. constitution promises its citizens, personal autonomy is perhaps chiefest amongst them. It stands to reason, then, that nobody should have the power to decide what one does with their body. Unfortunately, as the Supreme Court starts dismantling abortion laws, that may not be the case much longer. A woman should be allowed to...
The Iraq War has spawned many unintended consequences. The rise of ISIS spread into Syria, in part causing the Syrian Migration Crisis, which has thrown the world into a state of armageddon. The influx of millions of refugees has caused horrible consequences across Europe and other countries. The far-right movement in France, Germany and even Britain, who is leaving...
California Governor Gavin Newsom took a historic first step on Sept. 30 when he signed SB 206 into law. The law, which is set to take effect in 2023, will allow student-athletes to earn compensation through endorsements off of their own name, likeness and image, which was previously unheard of in collegiate competition. The law will also allow student-athletes...
In April 2018, the Trump Administration announced a “zero tolerance” policy in the enforcement of the security of the Mexico-United States border. Immediately following the policy announcement Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ramped up efforts to stop migrants from Mexico, South America and Central America from entering the United States, arresting individuals and families numbering in the thousands. Unfortunately,...
Here at UCR, diversity and inclusion are promoted; while we usually do well in demonstrating those values, there are occasions when we miss the mark. ASPB demonstrated that on Friday, Oct. 4 when they held their “Pooloza” event during which they hosted the well-known, homophobic fast-food chain, Chick-fil-A, who catered the event. If this was the first occurrence, they...
The great chicken sandwich rush of 2019 dominated social media over the summer. People were in line for hours, eagerly waiting to get their hands on one of Popeyes’ chicken sandwiches. Employees barely had enough time to take breaks — all for the sake of a chicken sandwich. Popeye’s competitor, Kentucky Fried Chicken, recently released their answer to Popeyes...
The phrase “nuclear power” often brings to mind images of mushroom clouds forming over the ruins of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. That being said, nuclear technology is still a green power source and the stigma around it must be dispelled. In the discourse of “green technology,” nuclear power is regularly disregarded in favor of solar and wind power. This is...
On Tuesday, Oct. 1, Chinese President Xi Jinping oversaw the largest military parade and cultural celebration in modern Chinese history. The event, dubbed the “Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese People and the Motherland,” featured several thousand armed soldiers of the People’s Liberation Army, Navy and Air Force accompanied by a massive spectacle of over a hundred thousand dancing civilian...