It is past time that we consider in our public discourse the civic responsibilities of corporations. There must be prescribed forms of public accountability for institutions that have a disproportionate amount of wealth, power, and influence. This is not a matter of demonizing corporations, but an issue of democratic survival.

When I examine the present state of American democracy, I believe we are living in one of the most terrifying moments in the history of this nation. We are experiencing a lethal and unprecedented linkage of relative economic decline (i.e., working-class wage stagnation), cultural decay, and political lethargy. No democracy can survive with a middle class so insecure that it is willing to accept any authoritarian option in order to provide some sense of normalcy and security in their lives. It also opens the door for significant segments of that middle class to scapegoat those who are most vulnerable.

It is very difficult to engage in a candid and frank critical discussion about race by assuming it is going to be a rational exchange.

Teens are masters at keeping themselves occupied in the hours after school until way past bedtime. When they’re not doing their homework (and when they are) they’re online and on their phones, texting, sharing, trolling, scrolling, you name it. Of course before everyone had an Instagram account teens kept themselves busy, too, but they were more likely to do their chatting on the phone, or in person when hanging out at the mall. It may have looked like a lot of aimless hanging around, but what they were doing was experimenting, trying out skills, and succeeding and failing in tons of tiny real-time interactions that kids today are missing out on. For one thing, modern teens are learning to do most of their communication while looking at a screen, not another person.

The survey results found that Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram all led to increased feelings of depression, anxiety, poor body image and loneliness.

Users of social networking websites are prone to security attacks like hacking, sending viruses, identity theft and leaking of critical personal / business data in an organization.

Social media has been seen to make people susceptible to depression and reduced social skills

Another significant advantage of social media is that it is a vast repository of information. You can get information on current events, history, research facts, or any field specific topic easily. Unlike other media options such as printing and television, social media is unbiased and provides you the true message.

Social media makes it convenient for people to learn and teach people. There are professionals and experts who can guide you and enhance your knowledge without charging any fee.

The biggest advantage of the social media is its power of “connectivity”. People from any part of the world can connect with anybody. This is the fundamental advantage of social media. Irrespective of the religion and location, social media lets you connect to anyone to share thoughts.

Social media networking aids in enhancing technological skills of a student. It exposes people to various diverse views pertaining to a wide range of things. It has assisted them with communication skills, and learning different cultures from people throughout the globe.Students who use social networking can easily discuss homework and avail assistance on assignments with their peers online. Looking at the potential of social media, many of the public schools have formed a safe social network for students to let them communicate with other students.

Social networking websites serve as one of the best platforms for people to communicate and stay in touch with friends. It is also a great opportunity to meet new people based on the similar interests and views.

If the technology continued to expand in this manner, then more and more people will be willing to grasp its advantages in later years.

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The gambler’s fallacy makes us absolutely certain that, if a coin has landed heads up five times in a row, it’s more likely to land tails up the sixth time. In fact, the odds are still 50-50

Most of them have focused on money. When asked whether they would prefer to have, say, $150 today or $180 in one month, people tend to choose the $150. Giving up a 20 percent return on investment is a bad move—which is easy to recognize when the question is thrust away from the present. Asked whether they would take $150 a year from now or $180 in 13 months, people are overwhelmingly willing to wait an extra month for the extra $30.

For the most part, political leaders have turned to experts to inform their decisions on lockdowns and reopenings.

such as freedom of movement, freedom of enterprise, and freedom of assembly — have been severely restricted.

2020 will forever be the year of coronavirus, a cataclysmic event in slow motion that has disrupted people’s lives and disseminated a sense of uncertainty and vulnerability comparable only to times of war.