Category: General
Will Obama’s tax loophole crackdown strike fear into evaders’ hearts? | Chris Lehmann
Following the Panama Papers leak, Obama has promised to close tax loopholes. One can only hope he follows through Just as the Republican party has all-but officially named economic nationalist Donald Trump to head its 2016 presidential ticket, Barack Obama has helpfully sketched out a handy quasi-populist crusade for Democrats to adopt in this intemperate […]
Comeback kids: the Jayhawks ride again
Combining melancholia with sunshine choruses, alt-country pioneers return to their best. Life is dark, but with a beautiful melody, says founder Gary Louris Perseverance is a virtue many bands run out of after they reach a modicum of success. Divorces, money squabbles, drug problems, boredom these are the usual culprits cutting bands short before their […]
How To Help Teachers Forced To Buy Supplies With Their Own Money
Amid school budget cuts and slim resources nationwide, it’s no secret many teachers are forced to pay out-of-pocket for classroom supplies. But this week, they’re getting a little something in return. For Teacher Appreciation Week, GoFundMe is giving $100 to any newly launched campaigns that raise money for a teacher or their classroom. “Teachers are […]
Bernie Sanders isn’t winning minority votes and it’s his own fault | Steven W Thrasher
The senator should be making racism a cornerstone of his stump speech, but instead hes practically ceding black and Latino voters to Hillary Clinton On Sunday, I went to Bernie Sanderss press conference in Washington DC. As a black voter who has felt the Bern, I wanted to see what he was going to do […]
New Report Details Devastating Effects Of Mass Incarceration On The U.S.
The American prison system is unlike any other in the world. It’s sprawling, expensive and largely ineffective at reducing crime or rehabilitating offenders. But in recent years, politicians and citizens alike have grown weary of the “tough on crime” policies that inflated the nation’s inmate population and made the U.S. the world’s leading jailer. Now […]