Culture
Remote Work Is Redrawing the Map of Where We Live
Before 2020, working from home was something most people did on a snow day. Within a few weeks of the pandemic's arrival, it became the default for tens of millions. Years lat…
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Energy Storage
Batteries Are Rewriting the Rules of the Power Grid
Electric grids have always run on one rule: supply must match demand every second. For a century, engineers met it by a…
Geopolitics
Chokepoints: How Narrow Seas Hold Up World Trade
About 80 percent of global trade by volume moves by sea, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Develo…
Health
Why Sleep Is Becoming a Public Health Priority
For most of the last century, sleep was treated as a personal habit, something to be traded away for work or fun and re…
Economy
The World's Chip Supply Still Runs Through Taiwan
A smartphone, a hospital MRI scanner, a missile guidance system and a late-model pickup truck have little in common. No…
Healthcare News
Medicare Part D Premiums Set to Rise 50% in 2027
Millions of Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in stand-alone prescription drug plans (Part D) are facing a major financia…
Elections
2026 US Midterm Elections: Complete Voter Guide & Math
By Global Currents Desk · Updated November 1, 2026Americans vote on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, in midterm elections tha…
Healthcare
2027 ACA Open Enrollment: Key Changes & Cost Guide
By Global Currents Desk · Updated November 1, 2026Open enrollment for 2027 Affordable Care Act (ACA) health plans begin…
Consumer Spending
2026 Holiday Shopping Forecast: Sales Set to Top $1 Trillion
By Global Currents Desk · Updated November 1, 2026The National Retail Federation (NRF) expects US holiday retail sales …
Economy
Mortgage Rates Hover Above 7%: Smart Moves for Buyers
By Global Currents Desk · Updated November 1, 2026The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage was 7.24% in the week en…