I am writing this article to expand upon a blog I posted on Open Salon, Taboo Jive and my own website, The Black Feminista earlier this week named The Harsh Realities of Being on Welfare In order to receive TANF benefits in Illinois, which is Temporary Assistance for Needy Families,…
This is a re-post. On Thanksgiving 2011, we can be thankful we still have people of love and good will in our country. Without the noxious contrast of Rush we would appreciate them less. By: OcJim You don’t see Limbaugh’s face real time usually, only as a point of…
By OcJim There are many apt nicknames for Donald Rumsfeld. Of course, the media affectionately calls him Rummy, seeing a practiced smile like the photo on the bottom, an image of mirth at press conferences. Others find him malevolent, as characterized by the top two photos. They compare him…
By: Daniel McCombs I thought that by quitting drugs a few years ago I would be able to finally get behind the War on Drugs, and see all of its benefits. But four years clean has shown me the exact opposite. A fifty year war that takes billions of…
By Jim Hoover In the last ranking in 2000, The World Health Organization (WHO) has named the French health care system the best in the world. Who ranked the U.S. 37th, close behind Costa Rica, Dominica, and Chile. Statistics supporting this ranking seem to persist today. If you remove…
By: Penelope a.k.a. Hippie Liberal Momma I have to admit, I am surprised with all the so called “radical ideas" that I address - my vaccine posts attract the most opposition. Is it really that strange to think it's a bad idea for me to listen to the government…
By: Ms. Henry This is a tale of a city within a city. This city suffers from neglect, apathy and contempt for its citizens. On block after block, apartment buildings, shacks for all intent and purposes, look down upon the streets in dismay and is surrounded by broken beer…
By: Ray Rife – raysbbr@gmail.com Welcome to Ray’s “Boom-Boom” Room. Okay, so I’m a big Dallas Cowboys fan and this stuff with Dez Bryant just tickles me to death. I mean, c’mon son, you can’t go to the mall with your pants saggin’. Well, wait, I think…
By: Sean May I wrote this article to discuss what many people have been misinformed about. I intend this to bring up a bunch of subjects and interesting debates for good conversation and not the typical "MAKE IT LEGAL!" stoner rambling. It seems pretty clear when you have all…
By: Gina Volpe Another day, another reason to stick my head in the oven. The latest black cloud on the horizon? Several states are considering laws that would require drug testing for welfare recipients, including those who receive unemployment benefits. I understand having to pass a drug test when…