Republicans have never gotten over their irrational hatred of Social Security. But now, under the guise of “reforming” paid leave in the U.S., which elsewhere in the world is considered a human right, they might’ve found their silver bullet to kill Social Security once and for all....
Apr 16, 2018
Our ‘Leaders’ Are Trying to Bribe Planned Parenthood
Apr 02, 2018
An Appeal From A Different Kind Of Evangelical
"When you vote Democrat or Republican, and you rightly look for alignment with Jesus for your policy preferences as individual human beings, what if you refrained from clothing with Christian language, those who represent those policies on either side, when they look nothing like the Jesus who saved us from ourselves?"...
Mar 18, 2018
Reminder: Puerto Rico Still Needs Help, Even if the News Isn’t Talking About it Anymore
The island exists in a state of flux. Between the mass exodus of families — particularly those with small children — the persisting damage of Hurricane Maria, and the continued state of emergency and lack of electricity throughout the country, many Puerto Ricans have forgotten what normal life feels like....
In 2016, Google CEO Sundar Pichai made a hair under $200 million. He wasn’t the highest paid executive in the US, though. That honor goes to Marc Lore, CEO of e-commerce at Wal-Mart, who pocketed $243.9 million. The average hourly rate for an employee at Wal-Mart is $13, which equates to about $27,000 per year....
The question one must ask when evaluating the state of Republican efforts to re-criminalize marijuana is, why? And why now? Nearly half of the country has shown support for this movement, and even with Sessions doing his best to undermine it, there doesn't seem to be any signs of slowing momentum....
by Paul Buchheit The Merriam-Webster definition of ‘steal’ is to take the property of another wrongfully and especially as a habitual or regular practice. Much of our country’s new wealth has been regularly taken by individuals or corporations in a wrongful manner, either through nonpayment of taxes or failure to compensate other contributors to their successes. 1. The Corporations As schools and local governments are going broke around the...