By Jennie I know we’re all sad that I didn’t get my act together in time to include the late, great Rick Santorum in my rundown of Republican presidential candidates; it truly was a missed opportunity. Sure, we all knew about Santorum’s weird focuses on gay sex and bestiality and all that, but did you know that while in the Senate, Santorum managed to squeeze $72,000 out of … [Read more...]
Obama Campaign Targets Military Families
In this year's election, Obama is making major strides to secure veterans, active duty service men and women and their families, groups that he lost in his last election. He's using his efforts in ending the U.S. involvement in both Afghanistan and Iraq and the operation that found and killed Osama Bin Laden to gain support from military. Recently he's made it a point to … [Read more...]
Political Divide over Student Loan Debt
The issue of student loan debt is unavoidable these days unless you live under a rock. With a proposed increase in interest rates, from 3.4% to 6.8%, students could face paying an extra $1,000 a year on their loans, a substantial amount for middle- and lower-class families. Though most representatives on both political sides agree that the interest should stay at its current … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Leads the Nation in Job Losses
By Evan Fischer Amidst a struggling economy with record job loss and unemployment, unfortunately for our neighbors up North, Wisconsin leads the pack. In 2011, Wisconsin lost a total of 23,900 jobs from both the government pool and private sector. Reported by the trusted and Pulitzer Prize winning daily newspaper, the Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin has laid off over 17,000 … [Read more...]
Healthcare Overhaul Heads to Supreme Court
Debate over President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul headed to the U.S. Supreme Court today. This is a historic test of the law’s validity under the U.S. Constitution. The court has set aside three days for hearings. Twenty-six states and a small business group are challenging the healthcare law, including the individual mandate, requiring people to carry health … [Read more...]
Getting Closer to Record Gas Prices
It's no secret that a gallon of gas is getting more and more difficult to afford. Even as Americans continue to trade in their gas guzzlers for more efficient vehicles, the price of gasoline is steadily on the rise. But the truth is even more dire; gas prices may be approaching an all-time record, and is showing no indications of going back. The price of a gallon of gasoline … [Read more...]
Fed Study of Student Debt Outlines a Growing Problem
Most college graduates are already aware of the student loan debt that is plaguing America and the fact that it grows worse every year. However, a new report this week from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York may intensify fears that already exist. According to the report, more than twenty-five percent of the thirty-seven million loan borrowers have balances that are … [Read more...]
Sacramento Higher Education Protest Lead to 70 Arrests
The Occupy Wall Street movement that gained popularity as well as notoriety last fall, spurring thousands of imitators across the company to create their own "Occupy" opportunities, seems to have influenced a group of college students and labor unions in Sacramento. Students and activists protested on Monday at the state Capitol against the steady increase of the costs of … [Read more...]
Rush Limbaugh Apologizes to Student After Backlash
Radio personality Rush Limbaugh's attack against Sandra Fluke, a female law student at Georgetown University, has caused a number of advertisers to drop him and candidates from both sides of the political fence to demand his apology. However, while many high profile Republicans such as John Boehner and New Gingrich lashed out at Limbaugh, others like Michelle Bachmann were … [Read more...]
Wake up Conservatives, Rush Limbaugh is Hurting Your Cause
By Anya "Slut." It's just one of those words that make women flinch when they hear it. It sits aside "fat", "ugly", "bad mother" and a few other vicious words and phrases that are routinely hurled at woman in an attempt to shut them up and shut them down. Sadly, it often does. Rush Limbaugh, the 61-year-old immensely popular conservative radio talk show host had this to … [Read more...]
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