Sunday Focus: the anticipated rise of global unrest is here, plus impeachment updates

By Robert A. Vella Two distinct social problems, both born from the same cause, began to manifest themselves around the Continue reading →

President Otto Pérez Molina of Guatemala Resigns Amid Scandal

MEXICO CITY — After months of standing fast against a growing protest movement, President Otto Pérez Molina of Guatemala suddenly Continue reading →

Is The Democratic Party Relevant Anymore?

Many Democrats examining what happened in the 2014 midterms are asking “what did the voters want?” But the right question Continue reading →

When Government Worked: a review of Ken Burns’ latest documentary masterpiece, The Roosevelts

By Robert A. Vella The PBS airing of Ken Burns’ seven-episode documentary The Roosevelts: An Intimate History concluded last night Continue reading →

The Right and the Very Wrong about Wall Street report on Income Inequality

By Robert A. Vella Since the 2008 financial crisis, which has hurt middle class prosperity so profoundly, Wall Street has Continue reading →

Plutocrats vs. Populists

By CHRYSTIA FREELAND TORONTO — HERE’S the puzzle of America today: the plutocrats have never been richer, and their economic Continue reading →

Barney Frank leaves Meet the Press panel speechless with comment on Wall Street (VIDEO)

If anyone doubts the complicity between the mainstream media and the titans of finance, one simply needed to watch Meet Continue reading →

Obama’s economic speeches hitting the right themes, but is like spitting into the wind

Yesterday, President Obama began a series of speeches that he hopes will refocus the national political debate on economic issues Continue reading →