With thousands of employees and 189 member countries, the World Bank is one of the most powerful institutions in the world—funneling billions of dollars every year into ending global poverty. But as the World Bank has grown larger, it has also become more dysfunctional. High-budget projects with little oversight have […]
With every new generation, the balance of power influence and military strength shifts and evolves. Today, countries that once clearly held the titles of most powerful, are slowly seeing their influence wane and other countries are rising to take their place. So we wanted to know what are the most […]
This might come as a surprise but in the history of the modern world, there has never been a communist country. While a number of countries have described themselves as a communist, for example, China and North Korea, by definition there has never been a true communist country. So what […]
International travel was once a luxury reserved for the wealthy and ultra-adventurous. Today, an increasing number of people are venturing out of their native countries, leaving seasoned travelers in search of untouched destinations. But for a handful of countries, no matter how untouched, the spike in international travel has had little […]
10. Safety not guaranteed (FirstEnergy) One of the scariest ways to end the world is by nuclear holocaust. but it does not have to be World War III. A nuclear winter could kill billions and be triggered if enough of the world’s 450 nuclear plants failed to live up to […]
10) The Cuban Missile Crisis The Cuban Missile Crisis is rightly remembered as the closest the world come to deliberately launching nukes at each other. But while Kennedy, Khrushchev and Castro were all planning every move with extreme care, a blunder in Minnesota almost brought the three to blows for […]
In May 2014, the European Court of Justice ruled that internet users have the quote “right to be forgotten”. They ordered Google to remove undesirable links to personal data that is “inaccurate, inadequate, irrelevant or excessive” when asked to do so. However, opponents of the ruling say that it is […]
“Like many men, I was intrigued by the idea of male enhancement but I wasn’t going to take just any pill.” These ads might sound convincing, but they’re just too good to be true. Today we’re counting down our picks for the top ten misleading marketing tactics. “I know this […]
In June 2017, the United States Senate rejected a third attempt under President Donald Trump to repeal the Affordable Care Act. This failure was the latest development in the US’s slow move towards socialized healthcare. But in fact, the United States has long had one of the worst balances between […]
In 2016 the United Nations declared access to the Internet and freedom of expression online a human right and condemned any efforts to hinder people from getting online. The resolution isn’t legally binding and has already seen resistance from a number of countries including Russia and China. So is the […]
