By: Steve Dukes | 2010-04-04 | Politics Has the two party system benefited the people? From the great Republic of the Roman empire to the present day United States democracy, it is perceived that the people are heard. It is perceived that ultimately the greater good will be served. Are we truly being served by our highly revered democratic system? As we stand at the podium before the global community, it is important that we make sure we know what the heck we are talking about before we try to sell our freedom to others. We must fearlessly examine our politics and ask the hard questions to get at the ugly truths. This may be a little uncomfortable for most. read more
By: Patty Bates-ballard | 2010-04-04 | Politics Change is in the political wind this year. But no candidate is talking about the kind of change offered by Canadian philosopher Steve Glickman. Simple in concept but profound in repercussion, Glickman's concept of vote sizing would give larger votes to poor, working and middle class people. He believes that only when wealth is disentangled from power will the voices of ordinary people be elevated and true democracy restored. read more
By: Ki Gray | 2010-04-04 | Politics Two months ago the Democrats were looking at numerous positive signals for their chances in the November election. First the polls of a generic Democrat versus a generic Republican showed Democrats leading by a spread of over 10 points. The leader of the Democratic field, Barack Obama, enjoyed a substantial lead over the presumptive Republican nominee John McCain. read more
By: Scott Spiegel | 2010-03-31 | News and society In a survey conducted in early June, Rasmussen found that Americans trust Republicans more than Democrats on six out of eleven top issues. It's no surprise that Republicans lead on national security: after 9/11, when Bush implemented policies to fight terrorism, Republicans' trust ratings skyrocketed, because Americans saw the problem at hand and liked the way Republicans were dealing with it read more
By: Mick McNesby | 2010-04-04 | Politics Last July, while many were predicting a serious slowdown, economist Brian Wesbury predicted a strong economy for the future, if government policies did nothing to hurt growth. See the accuracy of his forecast. read more
By: Scott Spiegel | 2010-03-29 | Politics Senator Barbara Boxer recently declared that, before the current round of town hall meetings on health care reform, the last time she had seen such suspiciously well-dressed protestors was during the 2000 Florida election recount. Well, yes-until Obama's presidency, that's the last time Republicans showed up en masse to get really angry about something; screaming and chanting are political tactics more naturally suited to the left. As for the couture angle-here's a newsflash for Boxer: Republicans have higher standards than Democrats. A typical left-wing protest involves twenty-somethings in ratty T-shirts and shredded jeans breaking windows at a local Starbucks during the midmorning rush. read more
By: Austin Walters | 2011-04-07 | Politics To absolutely no one''s surprise President Obama officially kicked off his re-election bid April 4, 2011. The real story is not that he''s running (since the day he was elected in the first place, he'... read more
By: Lonnie Scruggs | 2010-04-02 | Real Estate Seems like there's always somebody telling us we should get a physical check-up every year or so, but how about a financial check-up? Ever had anybody call wanting to schedule you for a financial check-up". If not, and you haven't had your financial check-up lately, then it's time for one. read more
By: ferran jackson | 2010-09-14 | Software Hence we can conclude that comments on tax break will not have a large impact on outsourcing to India especially software outsourcing niche as it in fact supports growth of companies in America. read more
By: Brian Carr | 2010-04-04 | Politics After years of tax advantages it appears the Democrat controlled Congress has decided to put its foot down. While this won't bring about an end to billion dollar quarterly profits, hopefully the days of "Big Oil" taking advantage of cheap taxes are over. read more
By: Bella | 2011-07-08 | Journalism The Grimaldi family has ruled Monaco for more than 800 years, and has featured on the global glamour map ever since Hollywood arrived in the form of the last bride to marry into the family, Prince Albert’s mother Grace Kelly. read more