Ready for a Road Trip? A Guide to the Sights & Bites of Central, Southern Appalachia
by Colleen Kelly, 100 Days in Appalachia This summer, our Pittsburgh family took a long-awaited bucket list road trip through Appalachia. We had recently spent 18 months driving the Pan American highway, and while
USA: Apple employees form union for the first time
In the US state of Maryland, employees at an Apple Store have voted to form a union. At the Towson store, 65 of the 110 employees voted in favour of the union. For years,
L’importanza di chiamarsi Ucraina
L’Ucraina è ciò che in ambito geofilosofico si suole definire un “luogo del destino”, cioè una terra condannata dalla geografia a essere importante. Sempre. Comunque. Per chiunque. Perché l’uomo non può cambiare ciò che
Fact Sheet: Indo-Pacific Strategy of the United States
“We envision an Indo-Pacific that is open, connected, prosperous, resilient, and secure—and we are ready to work together with each of you to achieve it.”President Joe Biden – East Asia Summit – October 27,
Americans are returning to the labor force at a quickening rate – do they just really need the work?
Plenty of places hiring, and more people looking for jobs. AP Photo/Nam Y. Hu Christopher Decker, University of Nebraska Omaha The U.S. economy surprised analysts by adding 467,000 jobs in January, overcoming omicron concerns
Joe Biden: a report card on the US president’s first year in office
Clodagh Harrington, De Montfort University and Alex Waddan, University of Leicester When Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th US president in January 2021, 51.3% of American voters heaved a sigh of relief
LGBTQ activist Sarah McBride becomes first transgender Senator in the USA
30-year-old Sarah McBride was elected to the state parliament of Delaware with a majority of 73 percent of the votes. The first transgender senator advocates a socially just health policy, paid sick leave and
Black market starting to emerge amid coronavirus vaccine shortages
In Miami, priority access to COVID vaccines was dangled as a lure to big hospital donors. In New York, hospital workers laboring from home cut in front of their frontline colleagues on the COVID-19