By Jason Kumar Since President Obama pivoted America’s foreign affairs focus from the Middle East to East Asia, Myanmar has shown up a lot in the news. The country, one of the poorest in the world, ruled for the past 20 years by a military junta that has drawn comparison to North Korea’s regime, has […]
This Valentine’s Day: Putting Your Money Where Your Values Are
By Adeline Lambert This article originally appeared on Policymic. It’s rather difficult to think about Valentine’s Day without the holiday’s two major selling products: flowers and chocolate. In a recently released survey about Valentine’s Day spending, the National Retail Federation reported that 47.5% of adults buy candy for Valentine’s Day, and 34.3% buy flowers. It is […]