NYC DOT Sued for Systematic Racism

One would think that in the year 2017, systematic racism wouldn’t really be a thing. Unfortunately, it’s still alive in today’s society, and many would actually argue that racial tensions are at the highest they’ve been in years. For example, just recently a lawsuit was filed against the New York Department of Transportation (DOT), “accusing



Is Sugar The New Tobacco?

At the beginning of this month, we saw Philadelphia implement the first tax on sugary drinks by any large city in the United States. The tax adds a $0.015 tax per ounce to the cost of most drinks, specifically those sweetened with sugar, or artificial sugar sweeteners. This means that a 12oz soda will cost about $0.18 more than it did on December 31.