Tribalism isn’t our democracy’s main problem. The Conservative movement is
By Eric Levitz From New York Mag A pernicious force was hollowing out American democracy. It had neutered Congress, and lobotomized the electorate. Lawmakers had become incapable of taking action on many of the day’s most pressing issues — and…
US: Dennis Hof, brothel owner and Nevada Legislature candidate, dies at 72
From WN The brothel-owning, evangelical Christian-backed Republican Nevada state legislature candidate who nicknamed himself the “Trump from Pahrump,” died on Tuesday, a local sheriff’s office said, Reuters reports. Dennis Hof, 72, styled himself as America’s best-known pimp, a strip-club owner…
US: Trump team unveils landmark tax plan
From Newsmax President Donald Trump proposed dramatic cuts in the taxes paid by corporations big and small Wednesday in an overhaul his administration says will spur economic growth and bring jobs and prosperity to America’s middle class. But his ambitious…
Donald Trump might not be running for President
By Jonathan Chait From New York Mag In June, Sarah Ellison reported, “according to several people briefed on the discussions,” Donald Trump was exploring “the possibility of launching a ‘mini-media conglomerate’” after the election. Ellison reported that Trump had put…
Fox News suspends contributor agreement with Gingrich
By Jason Devaney From Newsmax Newt Gingrich will no longer appear as a guest on Fox News because of his place on Donald Trump’s vice presidential short list. “Fox News Channel has mutually agreed to suspend its contributor agreement with…
Trump praises Cruz’s courage: ‘Smart Guy’
By Todd Beamon From Newsmax Donald Trump Tuesday praised Ted Cruz as a “smart guy” after the Texas senator quit the Republican presidential race in light to the developer’s landslide victory in the Indiana primary. “I have met some of…
Franklin Graham: ‘I have resigned from the Republican Party’
By Todd Beamon From Newsmax Franklin Graham has resigned from the Republican Party and become an independent, declaring that “I have no hope in the Republican Party, the Democratic Party, or tea party to do what is best for America….
Anti-Obama forces cloud global stability
By Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday November 13, 2014 – With just 2 years effectively left in Barack Obama’s Presidency of the United States, the world suddenly looks set to face even more danger than it does currently….
Experts say 2014 could be a volatile year on the markets
By Max Fawcett From Alberta Venture If there’s one thing that you can count on in 2014, it’s more volatility At least, that’s the word from Craig Alexander, the TD Bank Group’s chief economist. That doesn’t necessarily mean a bad…
