Labor Unions had immense economic and political power in the post WWII era through the early 1970s. In the 1950s a third of all private sector workers were members of unions. For a host of reasons

The profession of long haul trucking is vital to our nations commerce. As a career choice, many of us might think of it as one we would never pick because it can be lonely and unsettling as to a nor

There is a disturbing history of a fifty-year plan to hijack voting rights in America. Despite Chief Justice John Roberts reputation as an institutionalist trying to steer the Supreme Court in a mea

Recently, in Massachusetts, its government leaders discovered that the statewide 9-1-1 emergency system was down. A scramble ensued to handle the crisis. About 7 million people went for almost two h

The process of dying in America has changed dramatically over the last twenty years. The process was often hidden away from family in a hospital setting. Today more than half of deaths are at home s

Its a part of me said one student when asked about a possible ban on smartphones in her classroom. While we can all come up with reasons that smartphone use is a distraction and worse in the class

Among demographers and others, even marketers, there are serious conversations going on about the consequences of plummeting birth rates. In the way that we often discuss retirementdo you have enoug

With Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for President, we have come to know more about the sororities which have become family for Black women in Historically Black colleges. Though bias and biol

Is it as easy as just being good at music, painting, writing or other creative pursuits and the world will naturally beat a path to your door? Not really. I asked our guest how many Taylor Swifts wa

When the discussion turns to inner-city gun violence, many people throw up their hands in despair that its just part of the fabric of American life. Can that be true? As long as we choose not to ad