Stuff YOU Should Know
U.S. and China Agree to Climate Regulations By now, you should be well aware of the many discussions centered around climate change. The big debate, […]
New Adventures in Outer Space!
The European Space Agency (ESA), Europe’s equivalent of our NASA, successfully landed the first probe ever on a comet on November 12. Mission control is […]
Stuff YOU Should Know: (Re)Introducing Election Central
As a Social Studies student, you are learning the importance of understanding how the roles and responsibilities of government and elected leaders affect our daily […]
NaNoWriMo: A Global Creative Writing Marathon
Do you like to write? If so, do you sometimes have trouble finding the motivation and inspiration necessary to get those words down on paper […]
To Frack or Not to Frack: A Complicated Question
Negotiation over ownership of the world’s natural resources has long caused tensions between nations and lead to ongoing, major disputes, including war. One of the […]
Violent Acts Rock Canada
Last month, Canada, recently ranked the seventh “most peaceful nation” by the Institute for Economics & Peace, faced two unrelated but public acts of violence. […]
The Government’s Latest Actions Against Ebola
The news and rumors and misunderstanding about the Ebola disease in the United States is continuing to change. The Obama administration has been working this […]
#Gamergate: Beyond Fun and Games
Do you play video games? If so, you may be aware of an ongoing controversy that goes by the name #Gamergate. (∗See explanatory note at […]
2014 Nobel Peace Prize Honors Champions for Children
Protecting the rights of children received worldwide recognition last week. The Norwegian Nobel Committee co-awarded its prestigious Peace Prize to Kaliash Satyarthi of India and […]
Stuff YOU Should Know
Unemployment Down, Optimism Up The data released each month by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate in particular, is watched very closely by […]