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Can Frances Fox Piven’s Theory of Disruptive Power Create the Next Occupy?
In recent years, Occupy Wall Street and the Arab Spring have created renewed interest in such moments of unusual activity. The uprisings have spawned discussion about how activists might …
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How God May Replace the US Constitution in Just Three Easy Steps
Not everyone likes the separation between church and state, and we are seeing those people fight for the right to convert the country to a Biblical theocracy.
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Mother
Andrew Lam discusses dealing with a parent with dementia.
Taxes Are Behind Us: The Wealth Gap Isn’t
There are several factors that have played into a continuing wealth disparity. For starters, non-home wealth has played a vital role in determining affluence.
Corporate Contractors Dance For New Energy Project
Contractors, lobbyists and officials attending the Homeland Security Congress in Washington DC yesterday did a “traditional” Native American circle dance to celebrate a fictitious new US government plan, the …
Report Marks Three-Year Anniversary of Devastating Supreme Court Decision That Permits Corporate Fine Print to Restrict Consumers’ and Employees’ Legal Rights
In the wake of two U.S. Supreme Court rulings in the past three years, consumers, workers and others harmed by unfair fine print in contracts are increasingly being shut …
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Mother’s Day
A humorous look at Mother's Day...
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Response to Tragedy
If people in other countries responded to tragedy like Americans...
The Rise of the Gig Economy
Growing numbers of Americans no longer hold a regular “job” with a long-term connection to a particular business.
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Climate Change Report Sets the Table for New Emissions Rules
Climate change is real and is impacting every corner of the nation right now, says a report released yesterday by the Obama administration.