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Elliott Wallace
STORIES BY ELLIOTT WALLACE
April 16, 2024
U.S. grants Samsung billions to make computer chips in Texas
The Biden administration will provide South Korea’s Samsung Electronics billions to develop a semiconductor chip plant in the U.S. state of Texas. The U.S. will reportedly provide $6.4 billion in direct funding from the CHIPS and Science Act signed into law in 2022. Samsung said […] Read More...
November 29, 2023
COP28: How far off is the world from reaching its climate goals?
Delegates from nearly 200 countries are gathering in Dubai this week for the United Nations climate summit, COP28, which begins on November 30. At this year’s meeting, countries are faced with a contentious set of issues amid record heat, droughts and flooding. U.S. Vice President […] Read More...
April 20, 2023
Stochastic Terrorism: Dangerous rhetoric creating a violent atmosphere
The threat of stochastic terrorism has grown recently, especially against the LGBTQ+ community. Several high-profile attacks have shined a light on how deep the threat is and how prepared the U.S. is in confronting it. Read More...
April 13, 2023
Global population: Fertility rates decline as population hits 8 billion
The world’s population reached 8 billion people in 2022, but fertility rates are seeing a decline in most of the world, outside of sub-Saharan Africa. China recently saw its biggest population drop in more than six decades. Read More...
October 25, 2022
U.S. Midterms: Report finds more than 4.6 million Americans won’t be able to vote
A report from the Sentencing Project said at least 4.6 million Americans have been denied the right to vote, because of state laws disenfranchising former felons. Here’s a look at the crisis. Read More...
October 4, 2022
Gang violence plagues Ecuador’s prison system
While the government has blamed gangs for this violence, activists and families affected by the crisis have argued that government negligence and inaction are making the problem worse. Read More...
September 14, 2022
Modern slavery: Number of enslaved increases by 10 million over five years
The number of people under modern slavery increased by 10 million people globally over the last five years, according to researchers from Geneva. Data gathered by the UN’s International Organization for Migration, the International Labor Organization and the Walk Free Foundation human rights group show […] Read More...
June 28, 2022
What are the pieces that play into America’s obsession with guns?
While the mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas have rocked the U.S., many are concerned about America’s ongoing obsession with guns. Professor Benjamin Dowd-Arrow, who studied public health and guns, discusses America’s gun obsessions and what feeds into them. He explains what factors over […] Read More...
June 17, 2021
Juneteenth: U.S. approves new holiday for emancipated slaves
Imani Cheers Associate Professor of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University discusses the history of the holiday, what it means for the Black community, and where the country goes from here, following the racial reckonings of 2020. Read More...
February 26, 2021
