Revisiting Iraq
Photo flickr/[john] When we were teenagers, my brother and I lived in Iran for three years and traveled throughout the Middle East. We went to high school in the city of Shah-in Shah, and we enjoyed a...
View ArticleCecily McMillan Leaves Prison Behind, But Won’t Forget Fellow Inmates
Cecily McMillan In Cecily McMillan’s arrest in Zuccotti park, the New York prosecutor’s office found an outlet for its fury at Occupy Wall Street. The District Attorney seized the opportunity and held...
View ArticleIntelligence Community Contractors Need to be Appreciated Too
One year ago today, the Senate passed Resolution 202, establishing National Whistleblower Appreciation Day on July 30. Passage of Resolution 202 was led by Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Carl...
View ArticleThink US Manufacturing Is In Trouble Now? Wait Till WALMART Jumps In
Hey, Richard Trumka! You didn’t need to be so darn diplomatic yesterday. My take: Wal-Mart getting into in US manufacturing is pretty much the LAST thing America’s economy needs right now. Unless, of...
View ArticleHow CNN’s Coverage of the Ferguson Protests Became About CNN’s Coverage of...
When Mike Brown was killed by Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson, no one could have predicted the social upheaval that was to follow. Police shootings have become a weekly occurrence in...
View ArticleHow Net Neutrality Activists Won the Fight for the Internet
The “Save the Internet” fight waged against telecoms for Net Neutrality was an epic David vs. Goliath battle. Grassroots Net activists with little funding and handmade signs were pitted against...
View ArticleThe Fixation On Minimum Wage
Why do we ignore all the other costs of doing business? Over the last two years there has been a push to raise the minimum wage as working class incomes continue to lag behind increases in the cost of...
View ArticleThe Elephant in the Room. Unemployment and Older Workers.
The current unemployment rate sits at 5.4. Still, millennials hunt for jobs that pay a decent wage. Many are bemoaning the fact that boomers are hoarding jobs. Employed boomers, unable to retire due to...
View ArticleWhen Police Harass Cove Point Protesters, Is Dominion Getting What It Paid For?
Dfc. Christopher Sloane asks for I.D. after stopping two cars in the Cove Point neighborhood./Photo by Donny Williams The shoulders of Cove Point Road in Lusby, Maryland are looking pretty ragged...
View ArticleBernie Was Wrong To Let Hillary Off The Hook For “Damn Emails”
China Obtained Classified Information Thanks to Clinton’s Deliberate Dodge of Federal Government’s Multibillion Dollar Investment in Cybersecurity Image by DonkeyHotey/Flickr During the first...
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