Author: Alex Trent
Alex Trent
Alex Trent is a freelance writer with a background in Journalism and a love for crafting content. He writes on various topics but prefers to create thought-provoking pieces that tell a story from a fresh perspective. When not working, Alex immerses himself in hobbies. His hobbies include reading, board games, creative writing, language learning, and PC gaming.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) released satellite images earlier this month that exposed the severity of widespread droughts in Mexico. These images speak to the struggles that Mexican residents are going through as a combination of high temperatures, low precipitation, and water management policies have caused many hardships. Bustillos Lagoon Source: Public Domain/USGS One of the striking images captured by USGS satellites was the declining capacity of Bustillos Lagoon in Chihuahua, Mexico, the country’s largest state. A timelapse of the area between January and June of this year revealed the lagoon was holding only 50% of its typical capacity.…
Online crowd-sourced review company Yelp has filed an antitrust lawsuit against tech giant Google where it alleges the company is acting as an unfair monopoly on internet searches. This move adds to a growing chorus of criticism against Google which has recently been faced with similar accusations in other legal challenges. Yelp Versus Google Pawel Czerwinski/Unsplash In a blog published by Yelp Co-founder and CEO Jeremy Stoppelman, the company explained the reason for its lawsuit filing in federal court. “Today, Yelp filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google in federal court in San Francisco. Our case is about Google, the largest…
On Wednesday, the US Supreme Court denied an emergency request by the Biden administration that sought to revive an effort to forgive federal student loan debt in America. During the 2020 election cycle, Biden made a campaign promise to forgive $10,000 of federal student loans per person. However, efforts from the administration to broadly cancel student loan debt have been repeatedly rejected by the nation’s courts over the years. Brief Order Source: Scott Graham/Unsplash The Biden administration sent a brief to the Supreme Court’s emergency docket that asked the court to lift a nationwide injunction on its latest plan to…
A wave of political anti-DEI sentiment in recent months has resulted in gains for “anti-woke” activists as companies like Tractor Supply, Lowe’s, and Harley-Davidson are nixing some of their DEI initiatives and efforts. Now Ford is joining the list after an anti-DEI activist shared an internal communication confirmed by Ford that the company is making changes in line with what activists want. Investigating Woke Policies Source: Clay Banks/Unsplash Robby Starbuck, an activist who helped organize anti-DEI pressure campaigns against companies like Harley-Davidson and Tractor Supply, published an internal letter by Ford that laid out steps to pull back on DEI…
António Guterres, the Secretary-General for the United Nations, sent out a dire warning to “save our seas” in a recent speech after two separate reports documented alarming sea level rises in vulnerable areas of the planet. In the speech, Guterres placed the blame squarely on greenhouse gases, fossil fuel burning, and other human causes of climate change. Climate Injustice Source: berenice melis/Unsplash At the Pacific Island Forum Leaders Meeting in Tonga, Guterres was empathetic to the region which does not contribute much to polluting but is feeling the consequences of what the rest of the world does. “The Pacific is…
US coffee and donut giant Dunkin’ Donuts (also known as just Dunkin’) has found itself in the crosshairs of a boycott by conservative activists for renewed criticism of “woke” policies. This renewed criticism was kickstarted after the company was allegedly exposed for negative views it had about the right-wing culture and conservatism. In response, activists have started a campaign to boycott Dunkin’ which echoes past activist campaigns against companies like Bud Light, Target, Disney, and Tractor Supply. Woke Policies Source: Aldrin Rachman Pradana/Unsplash On its website, Dunkin’ expresses its commitment to upholding policies around diversity and inclusion that critics have…
The CEO of Novo Nordisk, the company behind the popular weight loss and diabetes drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, recently defended the cost of the drugs during an interview. Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen on NBC Nightly News emphasized the problem with obesity in America, and how the drug is actually saving the country money. Jørgensen’s Comments Source: Bogomil Mihaylov/Unsplash During the interview, Jørgensen took aim at the growing problem of American obesity, feeling drugs like Ozempic were critical in this fight. “If you look at just the cost of obesity in the U.S., it’s a disease that costs Americans more than $400…
California Governor Gavin Newsom still hasn’t publicly indicated whether he would support a measure that just passed the California legislature approving up to $150,000 in loans to help illegal immigrants with home down payments. This new proposal would make California the first state in the country to make undocumented immigrants eligible for state-supported home loans. New Proposal Scott Graham/Unsplash A bill known as AB 1840 would expand the state’s already existing California Dream for All Program to allow undocumented immigrants who are already living in the state to qualify. If made into law, the bill would allow these immigrants to…
Canada is now walking in sync with the United States and the European Union in imposing increased tariffs on China-made electric vehicles as countries accuse China of unfair business practices. On Monday, Canada’s Department of Finance announced it would be implementing a 100% tariff on Chinese EVs and a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports. Canada’s Statement Source: Vaugn Ridley/Getty Images In the Department of Finance statement, the agency outlines the motivation for the new measures is to protect Canadian workers from “unfair Chinese trade practices.” “Canada’s auto manufacturing industry directly supports over 125,000 good-paying Canadian jobs, many of…
Last month, California Governor Gavin Newsom implemented a controversial executive order that called for the efficient removal of homeless encampments by local officials in the state following a Supreme Court ruling in late June. While many local governments have since begun complying with the order, experts are divided on its efficacy and ability to adequately address the homeless problem in the state. No Excuse Source: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons Newsom grew frustrated in the wake of his executive order as some local governments dragged their feet, to which he asserted they had no excuse to do so. “No more excuses. We’ve…