Which States Have The Highest Minimum Wage In America? This year, 22 states are raising their minimum wage, impacting almost 10 million workers across the country. Many states raise the minimum wage each year to adjust to a cost of living index, while others have raised the pay floor for delivery drivers and fast-food workers. Today, the federal minimum wage stands at $7.25, a rate that has remained the same for 15 years. This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Dorothy Neufeld,...
We are in such a vulnerable position right now we could easily implode.
For next week's Watch & Wonder Highlight, we're thrilled to feature "NOVA: Making North America: Human." After watching, dive deeper with resources about North America’s amazing geology—from the oldest rocks on the continent (3.5 billion years!) to the potential earthquake catastrophe that lies within the Cascadia subduction zone in the Pacific Northwest—on PBS LearningMedia.
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"Some have suggested that modern America doesn’t have issues sufficiently contentious to provide such a spark. I’m not so sure."
Today, April 27, is the anniversary of the 1822 birth of one of the greatest U.S. presidents, Ulysses S. Grant. His great achievements as both general and president can remind us of the importance of never giving up, even against seemingly impossible odds.
One of the most significant threats to America’s wild game and habitat is the decline in hunters. It may seem counterintuitive, but hunting and conservation are closely intertwined.
India is hailed as the world’s biggest democracy, and Israel as the only democracy in the Middle East. Yet both are led by authoritarian rulers who are far more interested in crushing opponents than in promoting democracy. This reality should be sobering for US presidents who, whether Democrats or Republicans, have consistently given both countries More
A Forbes Advisor analysis of cost of living, income tax, housing costs and debt to income ratio put these metro areas into order, with an unexpected place claiming the top spot.