Yoga is an inherently minimalist activity, or at least it’s supposed to be. And while some modern yoga lovers choose to use colorful rubber mats for their enhanced resistance, all you really need to start practicing yoga is an open space and yourself. An ancient Indian practice, yoga focuses on the relationship between mind and…
Brooklyn Brewery Goes International After Partial Japanese Buyout
In a trans-Pacific deal, the Tokyo-based Kirin Holdings has purchased a 25% stake in Brooklyn Brewery, a popular New York craft brewer. This partnership is expected to begin the expansion of the brewhouse in markets including Japan and Brazil. Kirin did not disclose the price it paid for the holding in the brewery, but it…
Black Man With Traumatic Brain Injury Shot and Killed by Charlotte Police
Many people have now seen the video footage of the Charlotte police officer shooting and killing Keith Lamont Scott on September 20. The video, recorded by Scott’s wife, was shared widely on social media and sparked days of protests against police brutality. What the police officers did not know at the time was that Scott…
Studies Suggests Reducing Obesity May Also Reduce Workplace Injuries
Workplace injuries and illnesses can present a huge problem for both employers and employees. Not only can these job site incidents pose a significant cost for companies, but they often result in missed work days — and therefore, missed wages — for employees. In 2013, there were 917,100 occupational injuries and illnesses that culminated in…
Donald Trump Believes More Military Spending is Necessary, Proposes New Plan
The Republican nominee for President, Donald Trump, proposed more defense and military spending in Philadelphia this September. Trump, if elected in November, would be the first president in the modern era without government or military experience, but he believes that spending $550 billion more on the nation’s military would benefit the country greatly. However, the military’s current…
Connecticut Hospital Patients Fall Victim to Identity Theft
According to federal investigators, two Connecticut women are facing charges of identity theft after stealing personal information from hospital patients. One of the suspects, Jamila Williams-Stevenson, was working at Yale-New Haven Hospital as a companion or sitter. Authorities believe that she used her position at the hospital to steal personal information for the purpose of…
Study Raises Concerns About Revolving Door Between FDA and Pharma Companies
In the U.S. alone, there are upwards of 60,000 different compounds produced for industrial and agricultural use that undergo no safety testing. This is simply a symptom of the revolving door between the FDA and the pharma companies it regulates, a concern that’s been raised by several new studies. In a study published at the…
Baltimore to Vote on New Affordable Housing Trust Fund
This November, residents of Baltimore will be asked to vote on whether to establish a new trust fund that would provide affordable housing for some of the city’s lowest-income residents. The Affordable Housing Trust Fund proposal recently gained 18,100 signatures of preliminary support, well in excess of the 10,000 required to put the measure on…
After 8 Years, The Flu Vaccine is Set to Get a Makeover This Year
A 2002 National Center for Education Statistics study found that approximately six percent of all schools surveyed had trash overflowing somewhere on school property. Given that the flu virus can survive on hard surfaces for up to 48 hours, this continues to be a concern for parents and students alike as flu season hurdles ever…
Ohio Town Uses Local Gardening to Help Rebuild Community
Community gardening is helping a struggling town in the Northeast rebuild. Hamilton, a 62,000-person town north of Cincinnati, saw a boom during the first half of the 20th Century, but after many factories were forced to close, the town went from prosperous to struggling. In 2014, the poverty rate in Hamilton was 22.5% and only…