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Scientist: Americans Need to Stop Drugging the Elderly

Several news sources, including Russia Today and Business Insider pounced on a Danish scientist's report in the British Journal of Medicine this week lambasting the drug industry: I

By David Yee

May 15, 2015

Scientist: Americans Need to Stop Drugging the Elderly

50 Shades of Jeb: The (Non-)Candidate Has A New Answer on Iraq Every Day

Jeb Bush is expected to announce he is running for president in 2016 -- at some point. Right now, he is reportedly skirting campaign finance laws in order to build

By Shawn M Griffiths

May 15, 2015

50 Shades of Jeb: The (Non-)Candidate Has A New Answer on Iraq Every Day

Hog-Tied: How Both Parties and Big Ag Have Thwarted Public Heath Regs in N.C. (Part 2)

Art Pope and the Republican Revolution In 2010, Art Pope, the CEO of Variety Wholesalers – a discount store chain – began pouring money into statewide races in North Carolina. One of

By Andrew Gripp

May 15, 2015

Hog-Tied: How Both Parties and Big Ag Have Thwarted Public Heath Regs in N.C. (Part 2)

What Happened to Rand Paul?

Rand Paul was supposed to be a different kind of Republican -- a Republican who championed individual liberty, but who also did not wade into the culture wars or any

By Tige Richardson

May 15, 2015

Experts Suggest Community Colleges Are Key to Keeping America Competitive

The term "skills gap" is a common one in discussions about America's economic forecast. The notion is that job opportunities for skilled laborers exist, but that

By Glen Luke Flanagan

May 15, 2015

Experts Suggest Community Colleges Are Key to Keeping America Competitive

And We Have A Race: Calif. Rep. Loretta Sanchez Announces Campaign for U.S. Senate

U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Garden Grove) formally announced her candidacy to replace outgoing U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D) on Thursday. The Orange County Democrat joins an ever-growing field

By Alex Gauthier

May 14, 2015

And We Have A Race: Calif. Rep. Loretta Sanchez Announces Campaign for U.S. Senate

Changing History in 140 Characters: The Marco Rubio Tweet That Set Twitter on Fire

When it comes to campaigning in the era of social media, lighting can strike the same place (or more importantly, in the same faux pas manner) an infinite number of

By David Yee

May 14, 2015

Changing History in 140 Characters: The Marco Rubio Tweet That Set Twitter on Fire

Why Vote? Most Elections Are Already Decided for You

What the pundits and election watchers in traditional media didn't tell you about the 2014 general election was that it was the least competitive election season in 30

By Alex Gauthier

May 14, 2015

Why Vote? Most Elections Are Already Decided for You

Hog-Tied: How Both Parties and Big Ag Have Thwarted Public Health Regs in N.C. (Part 1)

Hog Country In 1993, when Elsie Herring returned to the property that her grandfather – a former slave – purchased back in 1891, she discovered she had a rather odorous neighbor. In

By Andrew Gripp

May 14, 2015

Hog-Tied: How Both Parties and Big Ag Have Thwarted Public Health Regs in N.C. (Part 1)

We Should Pay Reparations for Slavery and Beyond

"I mean, it's evident that I'm irrelevant to society; that's what you're telling me, penitentiary would only hire me, " roars

By Tige Richardson

May 14, 2015

We Should Pay Reparations for Slavery and Beyond

The DEA Doesn't Care About Guilt or Innocence... It Just Wants Your Money

The Washington Post recently shared the story of Joseph Rivers, an aspiring businessman with dreams of hitting the big time. He set out for Hollywood with $16,000 in life

By Shawn M Griffiths

May 13, 2015

The DEA Doesn't Care About Guilt or Innocence... It Just Wants Your Money

Lingering in the Spotlight: Why Hillary Clinton's 'Flip-Flops' Aren't Her Biggest Problem

Painting your opponent as an indecisive flip-flopper has long been a successful strategy in presidential politics. From George H.W. Bush's famous ship-sinking statement, "Read my lips,

By David Yee

May 13, 2015

Lingering in the Spotlight: Why Hillary Clinton's 'Flip-Flops' Aren't Her Biggest Problem