Health Literacy and Impact on the ‘Infodemic’

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Health literacy is an important factor in how medical misinformation spreads. During the pandemic, misinformation is especially dangerous, as it prevents people from receiving proper care, and addressing health literacy is a critical way to help combat this.

Introduction to US-Nicaragua Relations

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Fact Sheet Population: 6,243,931 (July 2021 est.) Capital: Managua System of Governance: Presidential Republic President: Jose Daniel Ortega Saavedra (since 10 January 2007) Majority Language: Spanish Majority Religion: Roman Catholic GDP Per Capita: $5,407 (2019 est.) Global Freedom Score: 30/100 History of Relationship with the United States Nicaragua’s relationship with the United States began in […]

Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

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On June 1, 2021, the Biden administration announced suspensions on drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Although the proposal seems promising, the history of drilling and environmentalism in Alaska has been fraught with efforts to colonize and exploit native peoples and landscapes.