The American Welfare Myth: Who Gets It and Why (You’ll Be Surprised)

By Tanya (a Secular Jurist author; author of Illuminate By Tanya blog; an author of League Of Bloggers blog) See Continue reading →

Fears of the King

Courtiers had been briefing him for hours on this most difficult day. King Excelsior sat motionless, expressionless, struggling to maintain Continue reading →

U.S. CEOs threaten to pull tacit Obamacare support over ‘wellness’ spat

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Leading U.S. CEOs, angered by the Obama administration’s challenge to certain “workplace wellness” programs, are threatening Continue reading →

Bringing up the bodies: Mexico’s missing students draw attention to 20,000 ‘vanished’ others

The disappearance and probable massacre of 43 student teachers after they were attacked and arrested by Iguala’s municipal police two Continue reading →

Ferguson protesters march to governor’s mansion; officer Darren Wilson resigns

FERGUSON, Mo. — Late on a day when a large column of protesters began a 120-mile march to the governor’s Continue reading →

US shootings by police, prison conditions trouble UN

GENEVA – A U.N. anti-torture panel that is investigating the United States said Friday it was deeply concerned by what Continue reading →

San Francisco becomes first city in America to pass “retail workers bill of rights”

San Francisco is becoming known for its worker-friendly policies, having recently voted to gradually raise its minimum wage — already Continue reading →

How a Century of Racist Policies Made Ferguson Into a Pocket of Concentrated Despair

Ferguson, Missouri, was a powder-keg waiting for a match long before August 9 and Michael Brown’s fateful encounter with Police Officer Continue reading →