Public officials have taken the idea of affordable college from something everyone should have to a luxury item only for the super-rich and super lucky. Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and chuck Schumer have spent months asking Joe Biden to use his authority to eliminate or reduce crushing student debt. Biden promised to do so. But …
Back in 2019 research revealed by The Guardian ( 5 July) showed that one in ten people in a hospital bed in the UK are alcohol-dependent, and one in five inpatients are doing themselves harm by their drinking. While it is estimated that heavy drinking costs the NHS £3.5bn a year, the numbers of people …
Champagne was developed in England long before it was popularised in France, a new documentary has claimed. The show, Sparkling: The Story of Champagne, reveals that a 1676 play called The Man of Mode includes “the first mention of sparkling champagne anywhere in the world”. The director claims he has “documentary proof to the British …
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Gun violence has become an epidemic in America. Over 38,000 people are killed every year because of deadly weapons. Over 38,000! And a huge proportion of the population doesn’t appear to care. Or maybe they really think that this what the Founders intended? There is no reason why anybody needs a weapon of war. My …
~ David Letterman… America is the only country where a significant proportion of the population believes that professional wrestling is real but the moon landing was faked.
