Why middle-class Americans are saddled with the most medical debt
At least 100 million Americans have some sort of medical debt. But, the group with the highest rates of medical debt might surprise you. The big picture: Nearly 1 in 4 middle-class Americans, people w...
22 Aug 202310min
America’s teacher shortage continues
The school year is once again beginning without enough teachers. Turnover rates are high and fewer young people want to go into the profession. The big picture: According to research from the Kansas S...
21 Aug 202311min
How China is exporting authoritarianism to Africa
A coup in Niger and its violent aftermath has Western powers including the US scrambling to keep an anti-terrorism presence in the region, and the turmoil is also affecting China's relationship with t...
20 Aug 202311min
The campaign and court collision for Trump
This week saw former President Trump's fourth indictment, this time in Fulton County, Georgia. And for this racketeering indictment Trump's tweets are coming back to haunt him. The big picture: Just a...
18 Aug 202311min
Hawaii braces for a crushing death toll
At least 106 people are confirmed dead and an estimated 1,300 are still missing, a week after Hawaii's deadly wildfires which almost completely razed the town of Lahaina on Maui. Hawaii Governor Josh ...
17 Aug 202311min
Protecting child social media influencers
Illinois is the first state in the country to pass legislation to protect child social media influencers. The new law ensures children under 16 featured in online videos and platforms are compensated ...
16 Aug 202311min
"A criminal enterprise": Trump and allies indicted in Georgia
Last night an Atlanta grand jury indicted former president Trump and 18 of his allies in the probe into efforts to flip Georgia's 2020 election results. Fulton County DA Fani Willis told reporters: "T...
15 Aug 202311min
Georgia takes the spotlight among Trump’s legal woes
All signs point to a big week ahead for the probe into former president Trump's 2020 election subversion efforts in Georgia. The Fulton County DA looks set to put the case before a grand jury this wee...
14 Aug 202311min
