Happiness & Success
Achieving Happiness Through Acceptance of Life
The quest for happiness often leads to frustration, as many fail to realize that the...
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- Written by: Ivan Chase
Hermit crabs can teach us about wealth inequality, according to a new study.
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- Written by: Grant Alexander Wilson
The year 2019 will be known as the year of retail closures in Canada and the United States.
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- Written by: C. Michael White
Generic prescription drugs have saved the U.S. about US$1.7 trillion over the past decade. The Food and Drug Administration approved a record 781 new generics in 2018 alone, including generic versions of Cialis, Levitra and Lyrica.
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- Written by: Bandy X. Lee
Even though mental illness affects one in five adults – and depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide – secrecy and stigma around the issue continue.
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- Written by: Simon F. Haeder
The are tremendous health disparities rural Americans face, in terms of both their own health and accessing care.
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- Written by: Jan Mutchler
The U.S. population is aging at such a rate that within a few years, older Americans will outnumber the country’s children for the first time, according to census projections.
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- Written by: NBC News
NBC News’ speaks to doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital about how they are coping with drug shortages and the reason they think it is happening.
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- Written by: Sue Ishaq
People worry about having access to clean water, power, health care and healthy foods because they are essential for survival. But do they ever think about their access to microbes?
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- Written by: Dana Goldman
The Democratic presidential debates, which resume Sept. 12, have highlighted a deep disagreement over the future American health care system.
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- Written by: Henry F. (Chip) Carey
Numerous anti-government protests have paralyzed cities across the globe for months, from La Paz, Bolivia, to Santiago, Chile, and Monrovia, Liberia, to Beirut.
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- Written by: Rogelio Sáenz
Once upon a time, not long ago, Mexicans dominated the flow of migrants coming to the U.S. Mexican migration expanded over the course of much of the 20th century and into the start of the 21st century.
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- Written by: Robert Massa
Cincinnati Christian College is one of a growing number of colleges and universities – 21 private colleges since 2016 – forced to close their doors for financial reasons. The trend has affected the public sector, too. At least 33 public colleges – including community colleges – have consolidated within their state systems or merged with other institutions since 2016.
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- Written by: Jane Bolin, et al
Presidential candidates and other politicians have talked about the rural health crisis in the U.S., but they are not telling rural Americans anything new.
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- Written by: Nicole Hallett
Critics would have you believe that upping the minimum wage in restaurants will lead to massive layoffs and closures. But since raising the minimum wageto US$15 per hour nearly a year ago, the restaurant industry in New York City has thrived.
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- Written by: Jay L. Zagorsky
Halloween spending is out of control. Americans are expected to spend US$8.8 billion on candy, costumes and decorations this year
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- Written by: Toby Phillips
In 1930, a year into the Great Depression, John Maynard Keynes sat down to write about the economic possibilities of his grandchildren.
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- Written by: Washington University in St. Louis
A new way to help lenders make better loan decisions uses the words corporate executives speak on quarterly earnings calls to assess investment risks
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- Written by: Ellen Brown
President Trump wants negative interest rates, but they would be disastrous for the U.S. economy, and his objectives can be better achieved by other means.
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- Written by: Kerry McDonald
The factory model of education is outdated, so what's next? - Conventional schooling was largely designed with an industrial-revolution mindset.
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- Written by: Lisa Bero
Over the last two decades, industry funding for medical research has increased globally, while government and non-profit funding has decreased.
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- Written by: Kenneth Scheve and David Stasavage
Economic inequality is high and rising. At the same time, many governments are struggling to balance budgets while maintaining spending for popular programs.
