We know that more than half of the U. S. population is convinced that Donald Trump is a loose cannon on the deck of the ship of state. Now we know that some of our...
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Now that?more and more states have decriminalized and in some cases completely legalized the sale of marijuana, Mexican cartels are reported to have been significantly hamstrung by the loss of revenue. The results...
America's economy is in the toilet. It's harder than it's ever been in the history of our great nation to become rich, and there's exactly one culprit: moochers. The 'moocher class' is sucking up huge...
Conservatives love to blame our economic woes on social safety nets, specifically Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), aka "food stamps."
They have convinced large swaths of supporters and talking heads...
Last week's New York Times piece debunking Donald Trump's oft-repeated lie “I built what I built myself” may have gotten somewhat buried amid the coverage frenzy surrounding Brett Kavanaugh's hearing and eventual confirmation.
Even though Trump and the...
Do you know the tale of King Midas?
Everything he touched turned to gold. Life was great until he tried to eat and turned his food gold. Then he tried hugging his daughter and wound up...
While the establishment continues to presume Hillary Clinton will receive the 2016 democratic nomination, if not the presidency, more and more people are stepping up to support Bernie Sanders. The latest bombshell to voice feeling...
Labor Day is traditionally regarded as summer's last hurrah.
Students and teachers return to school; the hot weather begins to cool (or at least it's supposed to).
Many commemorate the holiday created to honor America's workers by barbequing...
Pew Research Center just released a new study that shed light on how America's economic problem in the metropolitan area have opened the door for political polar opposites Donald Trump (R- NY) and Bernie Sanders (D-VT).
It's...
When President Obama announced he was dropping the hammer on Russia for launching cybertacks to influence the presidential election, Donald Trump harrumphed that we ought to just "get on with our lives." But in light...
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Today "unexpectedly" Japan slid back into recession. Some people say it is only the "first shoe" of many to come. The world economy seems to be falling apart again.
Both The Huffington Post and...
On the first Monday of September each and every year, the United States celebrates Labor Day. The holiday honors the American labor movement and is meant to pay respect to the nation’s workers. Labor Day became a...
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Kim Kardashian-West has always been?an extremely controversial figure ever since her sex tape with R&B singer Ray J came out.?Even though that tape seemed to be released ages ago, people still hold that...
Way back in 1988, the business mogul Leonard Stern commissioned a TV documentary about Donald Trump. However, the film never aired because Trump managed to prevent its circulation.
The film's producer Libby Handros recalled:
“He did everything he...
Protectionist trade policies aren't just good for American jobs.
They're good for national security.
As tensions heat up between the United States and China over Taiwanese independence, it's time re-evaluate who supplies us with the goods on...
The world is changing. Human cashiers at grocery stores are being replaced by machines that let customers check their items out themselves. Long haul truckers and taxi cab drivers will soon be replaced by autonomous...
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When New York bartender Laura Ramadei was groped by a hedge fund titan while serving him a drink in a family-friendly restaurant, it was the proverbial "straw that broke the camel's back."
Brian Lederman...
815 million people around the world went hungry last year.
This, according to the latest data from the United Nations, is the first increase in global hunger in more than 15 years.
Sweeping initiatives from nations all...
Well, it happened.
Despite overwhelming opposition (including a bomb threat that temporarily evacuated the hearing room), and requests for delay from 18 state attorneys over concerns of a corrupted public comment process, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) yesterday repealed regulations protecting...
In a conversation with a friend some years ago, he told me he tries to not make food decisions based on cost. His meaning was that he's not going to get a 12-inch sandwich simply...
