Men Exiting Workforce as Low-Wage Jobs Vanish
Contrary to its intent, a report explaining why labor force participation among prime-age men has fallen reveals how Obama has failed.
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John Helmer: US Strategy for Russia – Wage War but Not Declare It
A catalogue of recent US moves to goad Russia.
Read more...Do You Vote Democrat As A Default Position? BIG Mistake!
A list of Congressional Democrats on the Wall Street meal ticket.
Read more...Slavery At Sea: The Ugly Underbelly Of Oil Shipping
A Pulitzer-prize wining series last year exposed slavery in commercial fishing. Sadly, it is taking place in oil shipping too.
Read more...Kentucky Pension Fund: “Like a 3rd World Country with 2 Different Governments Claiming Power”
Kentucky is now practicing pension fund governance at the barrel of a gun.
Read more...Brexit Risk and Nigel Farage: We Know Where His Mouth is (“England”), But is His Money Offshore?
Is Nigel Farage’s wealth offshore? Is that why he’s so calm about Brexit?
Read more...Chaos Theory, Shocks, and Fragility, Australia and Elsewhere
Australia and other countries had the opportunity to reduce financial fragility. They may soon discover the cost of doing too little.
Read more...Why Did 51 American State Department Officials ‘Dissent’ Against Obama and Call for Bombing Syria?
A troubling internal cable signed by a host of U.S. diplomats blames Obama for not striking Syria earlier.
Read more...HR 5424, “Investment Advisers Modernization Act,” a “Get Out of Madoff and Other Frauds for Free” Bill, Passes Financial Services Committee
HR 5424, intended to make life even easier for potential securities law abusers, got considerable support from Democrats on the Financial Services Committee.
Read more...Facing Up to the World’s Health Crises….and the TPP Would Make Matters Worse
The TPP threatens to undermine public health just as the world is on the verge of major health crises.
Read more...British MP Jo Cox Murdered in Presumed Brexit-Related Attack
A British MP, Jo Cox, is dead in a presumed politically-driven murder.
Read more...The New Education Reform Lie: Why Denver Is a Warning Sign, Not a Model, for Urban School Districts
The charter school movement ‘s claims of better results are marketing hype, as Denver demonstrates.
Read more...Mathew D. Rose: Brexit – The End of the Universe
Germany is determined to teach the UK a costly lesson if it dares to defy its hegemony via a Brexit.
Read more...Wolf Richter: These Debt Slaves are the Government’s Largest Asset Class, and It Will Haunt the Economy for Years
Student debt isn’t just a millstone around young people’s necks; it’s weighing down the economy.
Read more...Elizabeth Warren Slams SEC’s Mary Jo White for Putting “Information Overload” Project Ahead of Dodd Frank Rulemaking
Elizabeth Warren and Mary Jo White cross swords again…but how effective can Warren be after she hitches her star to Clinton?
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