Should Russell Brand Be Taken Seriously?
From actor and musician to the face of revolution, Russell Brand isn’t the first celebrity to jump into politics, but he may be the most extreme. His rants about utopian revolution seem to be getting a...
View ArticleHow the NSA’s International Spying Has Changed Digital Security Forever
Ever since the first revelations of massive NSA surveillance against U.S. citizens, foreign citizens, companies, governments and even several dozen world leaders were first revealed in June 2013 and...
View ArticleThe New Secession Movement
It’s no secret that there have been some pretty stark differences between the Democrats and the Republicans for quite a while now, which has divided and polarized people throughout the country. In some...
View ArticleEdward Snowden: American Traitor or Hero?
The world of espionage has been turned on its head a bit by Edward Snowden and his startling revelations. The Obama Administration and most in the government consider him an extraordinary criminal who...
View ArticleThe Battle Over Minimum Wage in the United States
In the United States, minimum wage laws are a widely debated topic. Advocates of change argue that the minimum wage is too low to meet people’s needs, while others suggest that raising the rate would...
View ArticleThe Cult of JFK: 50 Years of Mystery
On November 22, 1963, exactly fifty years ago, President John F. Kennedy was gunned down while parading through Dallas, Texas. The official story, according to the 1963-1964 Warren Commission...
View ArticleBiggest Food Stamp Cut in US History Took Effect Nov 1. More to Come?
Almost 48 million people in the richest country on Earth are hungry. And the most vulnerable, those receiving food stamps, got even hungrier on November 1st when the program—now called SNAP—was cut by...
View ArticleWhy Was Ryan Ferguson Jailed for a Crime He Didn’t Commit?
Ryan Ferguson, a 29-year-old Missouri man, was freed from prison last month after having spent nearly a decade in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. He had originally been sentenced to serve 40...
View ArticleAmerica’s War on the Poor
It’s never been easy to be poor, but recent studies suggest it may be more difficult than ever to live below the poverty line. Although our country is one of the wealthiest in the world, approximately...
View ArticleCVS Is Quitting Tobacco, But Was It Really Selfless?
In February, CVS — one of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains — announced that it would take tobacco products off the shelves of its 7,600 locations effective Oct. 1 of this year. The move is expected...
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