By: Andrea Mynstill Many know the Salvation Army for their charitable work in disaster relief, their thrift stores, youth programs, and for also being the third largest non-profit organization not in the States but the entire world, grossing billions of dollars a year in donations. And of course they…
By OcJim Grover Norquist is an American lobbyist, conservative activist and founder of Americans for Tax Reform. Most Republicans have signed his pledge not to raise taxes under any circumstances. Where does that leave us? When Republicans have a majority in the House and the means to hamstring any…
By Paul J. Burgess On June 23rd 1912, in Maida Vale, London, a boy was born who would go on to become a world legend. He was a man without whom you may not be reading this piece by means of computer technology. Without whom the United Kingdom would…
By: Daniel Mitchoff While watching Waiting for "Superman" one thing becomes blatantly clear: David Guggenheim spent a lot more money on the movie than the research that went into the movie. Yeah, the basic premise of a failing school system with the United States is repeatedly emphasized within modern…
By: Justin Finneston The news is aflutter with Obama's recent issue of an executive order that effectively warrants the detainment of enemies of the United States deemed "terrorists" indefinitely. Constitutionally, the executive order is in the gray area. Historically, though, it's not unprecedented. Most commentators seem to have forgotten…
By: Thomas Drendil STOP Teenage Suicide is a group of heartfelt, genuine and understanding people banding together on facebook offering community and hope to those feeling lost, alone and/or confused about their purpose and direction in life. Supported by Kevin O'Neil at Wipeout Homophobia on Facebook; 'STOP Teenage Suicide'…
By: Jack Synten Since James Kirchick's 2008 discovery of Ron Paul old (though not that old) newsletters from the nineties, Paul has been back-tracking quite a bit. His newsletters expose Paul's tendencies towards the conspiratorial, as he espouses ideas that a "race war" is soon to begin, the IRS…
By Tom Hastings @ Hastings on Nonviolence The US military message machine never sleeps, is everywhere, and spends $billions on being dominant in the category of conflict turn-to sources for members of the American mainstream media. Editors want experts and they want experts who have been on the ground…
Virginia and West Virginia police have a reputation not only for being sticklers on the law but for being incredible assholes. Be careful driving through these two states because they very rarely will have any mercy on you. How it is that some of these people (cops) ever get…
By: Victoria Westen Many glorify the legacy of Steve Jobs to iconic levels of worship, and much of it is justified. He was one of a few polymaths that innovated the fields of not only personal computers, but phones, music, publishing, video games, animation, and many more with an…