How the Spanish Flu Helped Create Sweden's Modern Welfare State

Brian Melican The Guardian
The Swedish city of Östersund in 1918.
When the Spanish flu hit the Swedish city of Östersund in 1918, the rampant social inequality ensured its devastating impact. But the legacy of the “capital of the Spanish flu” is a city and country better equipped to deal with current challenges.

Paid Time Off in the US

Zack Guzman CNBC
This chart shows how far behind America is in paid time off compared to the rest of the world

Why Do We Pledge Allegiance?

Jack David Eller Boston Review
This was the first incarnation of the Pledge of Allegiance, composed by Bellamy, though conspicuously missing two prominent elements, namely, any mention of the United States or of God.