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Topics A to E
- Abortion overturning Roe v. Wade (C)* Supreme Court overturns right to abortions Roe v. Wade (1973).
- Affordable Housing Shortage (C)* A study by the National Low Income Housing Coalition by state of the who, where, why. There are references for further study.
- AI can help students learn (C)* O'Byrne, W. I. (2023). 4 Ways That AI Can Help Students. In Gale Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection. Gale. (Reprinted from 4 ways that AI can help students, The Conversation, 2023, April 11)
- Animal Rights Movement - Rain Without Thunder: the ideology of the animal rights movement Book on the animal rights movement.
- Birthright Citizenship (C)* Poll from Americans on Birthright Citizenship - The Trump administration has made ending birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants.
- Cellphones, banning them in Classroom (C)* California has passed a law to ban cellphones in the classroom, why
- Climate Change and Global Warming (C)* Background and data concerning controversy of climate change, links to more sources.
- Coral Reefs in Australia Loss by bleaching Why are we losing the great coral reef in Australia?
- Debt Ceiling Law (2023) (C)* Explaination of what the debt ceiling law passed by congress.
Topics F to N
- Faith Office, White House (C)* The order renames the existing White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. The order says the new office will consult with faith leaders on topics including “defending religious liberty” and the promotion of adoption and foster care programs.
- Food and agriculture issues from Euromonitor (C)* The world population continues to grow, and nutritional gaps keep deepening. At the same time, conventional agribusiness models relying on a few widely produced crops like corn and wheat face increasing climate challenges and geopolitical tensions. How should ingredient strategies pivot to overcome these challenges?
- Google has regulators Breaking it Up (C)* U. S. Dept. of Justice is working to break Google from Google Chrome
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) a way to help veterans with PTSD (C)* Recent research and trials are being conducted that utilize HBOT to treat cognitive or behavioral or psychiatric disorders, especially how HBOT can help veterans suffering from PTSD.
- Inflation worldwide affect US economy? The Bank of International Settlements (BIS), otherwise known as the “central banks of central banks,” has raised a critical alarm of unprecedented debt across many economic sectors in the world.
- Internet of Things (IoT) Marketing - How will it affect us (C)* Review this article on what the future of data collected in purchasing/shopping.
- Isolation driving by Earbuds or like Studies are showing social isolation are linked to Bluetooth listening devices blocking social interactions
- Juneteenth, National Holiday and what is it? history of 6/19 the newest national holiday.
- Marijuana//Cannabis Greenhouse Gas Emissions “Most legal marijuana is grown indoors, with some pretty hefty electrical use to match. … [C]annabis … legalization has had a measurable effect on Colorado's greenhouse gas output. … In the end, Southern California winds up being the lowest-emissions option for indoor growth, given its moderate climate and high levels of renewable power on the grid. For each kilogram of product, it has roughly 2,500 kilograms of emissions. … But comparing the emissions for weed to those for corn … estimates at being less than half a kilogram for each kilogram of food, is still instructive. The big difference? Corn is grown outdoors, and most of its emissions come from the production and application of fertilizers and pesticides. … [A]uthors estimate that switching to outdoor production would drop greenhouse gas emissions by 96 percent and lower Colorado's total emissions by 1.3 percent.”
- Mental Health from NIMH National Institute of Mental Health has documents on what types, statistics, etc.
- Music - cultural appropriation Prominent White people have been accused of borrowing the fashions, music, and art forms of various cultural groups and popularizing them as their own. This piece explores how musicians with wide appeal today, such as Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Miley Cyrus, and Kreayshawn have been accused of cultural appropriation, borrowing heavily from Black, Native American, and Asian traditions.
Topics O to Z
- Ocean Plastic Pollution a problem? how, when does plastic get into the oceans and what affect does it have?
- RoboTaxi make sense? (C)* Telsa will be selling robotaxis, very controversial issue within the automotive industry and driver services industry.
- Sidechat App - Colleges find increase of Hate Speech (C)* follow controversy over sidechat app
- Tulsa Race Massacre (1921) _ 2008 Reinvestigation The history of the event is here. Note the Department of Justice has reopened this event to investigate what happened- Check newspaper databases for this current information.