It’s official, poverty is harmful. According to two separate studies published in the journal Science, poverty can lower one’s IQ. Some call this a game changer because it demonstrates how the extra and constant strain of financial worries affects cognitive reasoning. Individuals then spend so much mental capacity on trying to solve these problems, they…

According to the Reputation Institute’s recent survey, banks have a lower standing than Big Pharma, the media, oil companies and telecommunications firms. They are however, slightly above Congress. Union Bank of San Francisco, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi financial services, topped the list with a ranking of 78.2 out of a possible 100. Bank of America…

There are at least 26,100 men and women 65 and over currently in state and federal prisons, a 65% increase in the last five years and making up the fastest growing segment of prison population. The cost for older inmates is three to nine times higher than for those under 65. Most prison staff admits…