Jon Stewart's satirical examination of Congress is often full of accurate criticisms about how the legislative branch has conducted its business over the years. No examination may highlight
On Wednesday morning, three gunmen forcibly entered the Paris newsroom of french satirist magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12, including the paper's editor, Stephan Charbonnier, according to the BBC.
Hispanic voters have been called the “sleeping giant.” It seems like the giant is waking up, but not necessarily in bed with either the Republican or Democratic Party. The feeling
President Obama announced on Tuesday a firm commitment to veto any Keystone XL measure passed by the new Republican-led Congress. With the votes in hand to fight off any
On Tuesday, U.S. House Speaker
John Boehner (R-Ohio) will face a challenge from a small handful of Republican lawmakers who are dissatisfied with his leadership as speaker, demanding
Jury selection began on Monday in the Boston Marathon case, a process that could go on for weeks as prospective jurors not only weigh the guilt or innocence of 21-
The turn of the twentieth century was a period of profound change on the art of journalism. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin
explored this era in her book,
Russia President Vladimir Putin has openly accused the Saudi government of orchestrating a form of economic terrorism by glutting the oil markets with supply. While most Americans are cheering over
At first blush, an elected representative might rejoice after learning that 2014 was the first year since 2008 that the economy wasn't the American public's biggest
A 2014
Gallup survey showed that a majority of Americans – for the first time since Gallup started asking the question – believe their children’s lives and lifestyle will be worse
No State shall . . . coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts... --U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 10
For the U.S., ‘quantitative easing’ (QE) is over—for now, anyway. While the costs and benefits will take time to reveal themselves completely, we can assess what we know
