and economic advances. The issue of allowing or funding space programs has been the subject of debate across many nations around the world. Governments of various nations in today’s economy have to deal with the issue of debt and budgeting and many of their space programs have had to face funding cuts in more ways than one. Many nations such as the United States and Russia have had their space programs from the start of the cold war and the space race, but now face a lack of funding and closure. To
Political polarization is hurting democracy in the United States. Polarization can be described as a shift towards the extremes, or poles, with each party on an opposite side. There is major ideological divide between the Republican and Democratic parties and the fallout from this divide is negatively affecting democracy. However, it is not just an ideological shift that has led to polarization. Polarization is not just a result of ideological differences between the two parties because factors,
valuable to industrial countries, such as oil, natural gas, and abundant populations of fish. The value of the area is irresistibly high. This has led to the Arctic territory splitting up into land masses that are governed Canada, Norway, Russia, the United States, and other Northern regions. They have access to some natural resources, specifically oil fields in Northern Alaska such as Scarborough and Prudhoe Bay, but have all submitted applications to extend their polar seabeds. These governing countries
years to come is very likely, as the number two position holder, Northrop Grumman, currently has half the revenues of Lockheed Martin (Wakeman, Lockheed captures top spot for 20th year, 2014). Lockheed Martin’s primary customer is the United States federal government, which provides over 80% of their revenues (MarketLine, 2015, p.
More Important Than Gold: The Original Fireside Chat By the time he took office in 1932, Franklin Roosevelt was faced with the most intense crisis since the American Civil War. In the streets, lay 13 million unemployed Americans. Breadlines and soup kitchens had lines stretching blocks. The Great Depression was taking a toll on Americans. After the helplessness of Herbert Hoover, the American people were looking for a new leader. A hero to those in poverty. He was that hero. With his “New Deal”