It was reported today that a government official in Detroit, U.S. bankruptcy judge Steven Rhodes, has decided that water isn’t a right, and that if people can’t pay for it,
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If you have no voice, does democracy really matter?If you have no voice, does democracy really matter?
One of the paradigms of democracy is the idealism that goes along with that institution, specifically that when everyone has the opportunity to vote it somehow translates to a freer
Why the U.S. needs to stay the fuck out of Syria’s conflictWhy the U.S. needs to stay the fuck out of Syria’s conflict
Sorry for the vulgarity, but sometimes it just seems like it’s necessary. Anyway, as the U.S. is getting ready to start up a new campaign of military violence against some
Why Continuum May Be the Most Subversive Television Show Ever to AirWhy Continuum May Be the Most Subversive Television Show Ever to Air
The story is pretty interesting. It’s about a female police officer from the future of about 60 years who travels back in time to today, following a group of fugitives
Dear Credit Collectors: Please Stop Calling Me As I’m Not the Droids You’re Looking ForDear Credit Collectors: Please Stop Calling Me As I’m Not the Droids You’re Looking For
Okay, here’s my little piece of advice for credit collectors: If you’ve been calling a phone number for the last two years for “Munro, Alexander” and the person who answers
So what does the sequester mean for the rest of us?So what does the sequester mean for the rest of us?
I keep reading, hearing and watching doom and gloom stories about how the apocalypse is now upon us because of the sequester. A few weeks out, it was warnings of
Schools have become much more dangerous yet politicians are arguing about abortionSchools have become much more dangerous yet politicians are arguing about abortion
Another student at a high school brought a shotgun to school and killed another student. The week before, some other student decided to air out his grievances using guns against
Talking About Student Loans Is Pandering; Doing Something About Student Loans Is ProgressTalking About Student Loans Is Pandering; Doing Something About Student Loans Is Progress
The latest appeal to the votes of young people involves the student loan crisis. President Obama has started to “talk” about student loans to show that he’s paying attention to
Secret Service Agents Fired for Being Cheapskates with HookersSecret Service Agents Fired for Being Cheapskates with Hookers
You know, when it comes down to it, the Secret Service agents who were fired (retired, or whatever) from service were let go because one of them allegedly decided to
Why the Wall Street Movement Needs Your AttentionWhy the Wall Street Movement Needs Your Attention
There’s been a lot of conjecture from the mainstream media about how the Occupy Wall Street Movement is the liberal flip side to the Tea Party Movement. Unfortunately, they couldn’t