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(03/02/14 3:21pm)
Switzerland will soon vote on a radical new law that will guarantee every citizen receives $2,800 a month regardless of whether they are working or not. While it may seem okay for the generally socialistic Swiss to even consider such a bill, having such a program in America, where we value the one over the many, could have great benefits.
(02/19/14 9:20pm)
Herbert Smulls was sentenced to death late last month, and was subsequently executed. However, Smulls was pronounced dead four minutes before his final stay was denied. Even though he would have still been executed, this rather reckless practice of justice is unfit for America.
(02/12/14 11:46pm)
When you rush to the hospital in excruciating pain, the last thing you would expect is to be sent home untreated. Well, that is what happened to Michigan resident Tamesha Means in December 2010 – twice.
(02/09/14 7:44pm)
At a March 2012 press conference, President Barack Obama said, “If Congress refuses to act, I’ve said that I’ll continue to do everything in my power to act without them.” President Obama continued his open defiance of Congress in last month’s State of the Union address. He said, “So wherever and whenever I can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more American families, that’s what I’m going to do.”
(02/06/14 9:42pm)
Hospitals are implementing new polices with the hopes of eliminating lengthy insurance reimbursement times by supplementing their pockets with prepaid deductibles and copay payments.
(02/05/14 11:07pm)
Hospitals are implementing new polices with the hopes of eliminating lengthy insurance reimbursement times by supplementing their pockets with prepaid deductibles and copay payments.
(02/02/14 7:02pm)
A bona fide national stop-and-frisk program is now sanctioned by a variety of governmental agencies. 197 million Americans are now vulnerable to not only random stops, searches and seizures, but arrest and fingerprinting as well, all without reasonable suspicion, and all in the name of safety and security.
(01/29/14 11:20pm)
Law enforcement officials across the country are using a new tactic to line their coffers: asset forfeiture. It may sound inconspicuous enough, and even good if you look at the Justice Department’s definition of the program: “The Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Program encompasses the seizure and forfeiture of assets that represent the proceeds of, or were used to facilitate federal crimes. The primary mission of the Program is to employ asset forfeiture powers in a manner that enhances public safety and security. This is accomplished by removing the proceeds of crime and other assets relied upon by criminals and their associates to perpetuate their criminal activity against our society.”
(01/26/14 9:52pm)
A new study released by the Economic Policy Institute says low-wage workers have far more education than they did in 1968, yet they comparatively make less money.
(01/23/14 12:08am)
Gentrification is the process of restoring run-down urban areas usually accompanied by the influx of middle-class or affluent people that results in the displacement of low-income residents. This is an issue plaguing New York City and San Francisco in different, varying degrees.
(01/19/14 10:19pm)
The D.C Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled in Verizon v. FCC that the Federal Communications Commission lacks the legal justification to impose the Open Internet rules, better known as net neutrality, on Internet Service Providers. This could be a crushing blow to net neutrality and Internet freedom.
(01/12/14 8:33pm)
Imagine yourself getting in trouble at school for a simple dress code violation, like an inappropriate hoodie. You’d think the last thing to happen to you would be a ride to jail, yet for many in this country, it is a reality they must fear everyday.
(01/09/14 1:20am)
It is hard to live in America and not notice that there is a great disparity between the rich and poor. According to the 2012 edition of the State of Working America from the Economic Policy Institute, household income, adjusted for inflation, has grown 12 times more for the top 1 percent than for the middle 20 percent, and 24 times more than the bottom 20 percent.
(01/09/14 1:19am)
In Aug. 2010, President Obama signed the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010. While its name is misleading, it does help begin to reduce the disparities created out of the “War on Drugs.”
(01/05/14 6:43pm)
While the controversy surrounding Duck Dynasty’s show-running patriarch Phil Robertson has subsided since his reinstatement to the show, what occurred in the wake of his suspension deserves some scrutiny.
(12/11/13 8:20pm)
Michigan lawmakers are quickly running out time to vote on a proposed bill that would limit abortion coverage in private health insurance plans. The bill would force insurance beneficiaries to purchase separate insurance if they would want abortion coverage.
(12/09/13 12:10am)
On Dec. 5, 1933, 80 years ago, something spectacular happened that college students across the country continue to celebrate – the passing of the 21st Amendment. This repealed the 18th and ended Prohibition in the U.S.
(12/04/13 11:50pm)
“If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be out to death; blood shall be upon them.”
(12/01/13 11:24pm)
I have a strong suspicion of law enforcement. I can only recall one incident where a state police officer who wanted to write a quick ticket before getting his coffee at the local McDonalds abstractly harassed me. Thankfully, I got away without a ticket for the civil infraction he falsely accused me of committing.
(11/21/13 12:33am)
Everyone has experienced nights where our drive to do some homework succumbs to the wonders of the Internet. We are all fallible and can fall victim to the most adorable of cat videos and BuzzFeed.