Social Issues

Submitted by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog,

The world didn’t completely fall apart in 2015, but it is undeniable that an immense amount of damage was done to the U.S. economy.

This year the middle class continued to deteriorate, more Americans than ever found themselves living in poverty, and the debt bubble that we are living in expanded to absolutely ridiculous proportions.  Toward the end of the year, a new global financial crisis erupted, and it threatens to completely spiral out of control as we enter 2016. 

Every year, Pew Research Center looks back at the most memorable facts that illustrate important trends shaping our world. From faltering faith in government to the decline of Christians in America and from increased racial tensions to the shrinking American middle-class, here are some of our most striking findings of 2015.

Authored by George Gao via Pew Research,

In Bulgaria the ruling coalition is currently locked in a spat over judicial reform that is threatening to take down the minority government and bring about more uncertainty in a country that has already had five governments since 2013.

Abu-Jamal is fighting for his right to Hepatitis C treatment. If he is denied, it will be akin to a second death sentence. Incarcerated people around the country face inadequate treatment of Hepatitis C.

One of the positive things to come out of this election is more global attention on the heavy-handed rule of the Saudi monarchy. An upcoming activist-based Saudi Summit, which will be held in Washington, DC on March 5-6, is an effort to build a campaign to support Saudi human rights activists.