The latest economic indicators over the past two weeks are not painting a pretty picture. While they are not showing any signs of catastrophe, the state of the U.S. economy may not be in as good of shape as we thought. GDP for the fourth quarter came in at a 2.6% increase; however this number […]
VIA “occupy.com” by Michele Oberholtzer Imagine having to go to court where you are never given the option to plead “not guilty.” The best you can do is accept a plea bargain, so, desperate to avoid the worst consequences, you take the deal. It’s a lot like the situation now facing thousands of Detroiters who […]
VIA “washingtonpost.com” by Sari Horwitz In an unusually frank and personal speech, FBI Director James B. Comey on Thursday addressed “hard truths” about policing, acknowledging racial bias among law enforcement officers and lamenting a “disconnect” between police agencies and communities of color. “We are at a crossroads,” Comey said. “As a society, we can choose […]
VIA “yahoo.com” by Dina Cappiello WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled Congress cleared a bill Wednesday to construct the Keystone XL oil pipeline, setting up a confrontation with President Barack Obama, who has threatened to veto the measure. The House passed the bill on a 270-152 vote, endorsing changes made by the Senate that stated climate […]
VIA “npr.org” by Krishnadev Calamur Kayla Mueller, the American woman taken hostage by the self-declared Islamic State, has died, her family and the White House said in separate statements. As we reported Feb. 6, the Islamic State said Mueller, 26, died after Jordanian airstrikes against the militant group targeted the building in Syria where she […]
VIA “thehill.com” by Rebecca Shabad President Obama on Monday will unveil a nearly $4 trillion budget for 2016 that offers a tax cut for the middle class and a $478 billion infrastructure plan, as well as new taxes on the wealthy and businesses. Administration officials cast the plan, which will be released to the public […]
VIA “collective-evolution.com” by Joe Martino When you take a moment and look around at the world, things can appear pretty messed up. Take 5 or 10 minutes and watch the 6 o’clock news. Chances are, the entire time, all you are going to see is war, conflict, death, illness, etc. Sure, this is part of […]
VIA “babble.com” by Alice Gomstyn About a decade ago, I stood in a high school English classroom, trying my best to give an exciting speech about my experiences as a young reporter. I worked for the local newspaper at the time and the school had invited me and a photographer to give the students a sense of […]
VIA “thehill.com” by Ben Kamisar Brian Williams will step away from his daily broadcast of NBC’s “Nightly News” for the next “several days,” as he battles criticism stemming from his admission that he had not flown on a helicopter hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, as he had previously said. “In the midst of a career […]
VIA “npr.org” by Quoctrung Bui *We used data from the Census Bureau, which has two catch-all categories: “managers not elsewhere classified” and “salespersons not elsewhere classified.” Because those categories are broad and vague to the point of meaninglessness, we excluded them from our map. 1978 1996 2014 Alabama Ala. Machine operators, n.e.c Truck, delivery, and […]
