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When Thousands Are Evicted Each Day in A Land of Fabled Riches
Recently on December 15 Eli Saslow wrote a very important feature in The Washington Post on the daily routine life of an elderly police constable Lennie who has been charged with the responsibility of evicting those families or persons from their homes who have not been able to pay their rent. Essentially his daily duty […]
In Search of the Fabled 1,000-ft White Pyramid of Xian in China
Scattered across an isolated, flat plain in Shaanxi Province, near the ancient capital of Xi’an, lie dozens of spectacular pyramid mounds that are little known outside of China. Mixed in with the reality of these impressive tombs, is a legend of an enormous 1,000-foot white, jewel-capped pyramid that would outshine even the Great Pyramid of […]
Have Researchers Found Fabled Temple of Hercules Gaditanus in Cadiz?
A famous temple of the Phoenician-Punic deity Melqart, located near the ancient city of Gadir (now Cádiz), became a temple dedicated to Hercules Gaditanus under the Romans. Now experts believe they’ve found the temple submerged in the Bay of Cádiz in southern Spain. A major pilgrimage center in ancient times, the temple is frequently mentioned […]
Does this Mosaic Prove Site is the Fabled Church of the Apostles?
Archaeologists from Israel and the United States claim they have unearthed the ruins of the long-lost Church of the Apostles . This famed religious building was said to have been built sometime in the fifth or sixth century AD in the ancient fishing village of Bethsaida in Palestine, on top of the foundation of the […]
Sweden’s Fabled Welfare State Has a Major Problem
By 2025, its entire workforce is expected to grow by 207,000 people—yet it needs more than that number just to staff its fabled welfare state. The worker shortfall could crimp services and raise labor costs, especially in a political environment less hospitable to immigration. The mismatch is one of the biggest headaches facing Sweden’s next government. […]