simple. on point. politics
American’s pride themselves on being able to speak and say whatever they want about the government and the feckless elected officials; we BELIEVE that we have the Right (according to the constitution) to free speech. But, listening to Deutsche World news an hour ago, the U.S. ranks 32nd when it comes to FREEDOM OF SPEECH, while FINLAND ranks 1 AND […]
Read moreMichigan has become the 24th state to pass a Right to Work law, which will cripple unions that protect workers. Government Overreach, why? Workers in the state of Michigan seem to be happy with their unions, just like workers in Wisconsin, this is another move by the GOP to dismantle any form of political strength that the Democrats have in […]
Read moreWe know that the media is horrible, they lie, misinform the people, and does not cover the important stories that the people need to hear. So, thanks to Al-Jazeera, they did a piece on the under reported stories on 2012, and yes they were really under reported. Therefore, Al-Jazeera have done us all a favor when they did this segment […]
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The recent events of gun violence have gotten a lot of people more motivated to tackle the gun epidemic that the U.S. have. This country has had more incidents in gun violence than any other country, to be exact, according to Al-Jazeera, the U.S. had 61 mass murders since 1961, also the country has the highest gun ownership compared to […]
Read moreAs you all seen in your first paycheck of the year, which was this past Friday January 11, 2013 taxes have gone up, and many of you probably were upset, a few of my friends were. According to Reuters article the “Working Poor Families Rises as Wealth Gap Widens” the rate of the working poor increased in 2011 than in […]
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The Russian Times is by far the best news source to read when discussing America. For today’s blog the title “America’s Going Dumb” is very true, this country have fallen behind every other industrial nation when it comes to education and health care. Why? For one, America did not keep with the rapid changes of the country after World War […]
Read more“Over a quarter of US kids on food stamps, under-50s dying young – reports”. This was the heading the Russian Times article for today 01/10/2013. After reading the article, and doing a ten page paper on the health care system in America “the greatest country”, it confirmed the truth that America’s health care system and the health of the citizens […]
Read moreRand Paul, the Republican Senator from Kentucky recently made statements that the U.S. should cut its foreign aid to Israel and other nations. I agree 1000% because cutting foreign can help the U.S. economic situation. However, it has less to do with the U.S. economic situation and more with Israel becoming less reliant on U.S. aid and the arms race […]
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China has once again limit the censorship in their country. An article on New Year’s was forced to change what was written in the article, and it has caused an international uproar. Xi Jinping who is China’s new President will have to tackle the censorship problem in China; it is no surprise to the international community that China has strict […]
Read moreWhat was not in the “news” today, was the re-authorization of FISA (Foreign Intelligence Security Act). This illegal law gives the government the right to spy on citizens, search without warrants, and wiretap any electronic devices used for communication. It is interesting that the “trusted and reliable news” that many people watch and listen to did not discuss it on […]
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