There are several factors that are contributing to the cost of oil right now.  You can read more of our writings about oil HERE.  Oil prices will continue their upward glide until the U.S. addresses both the issue of political instability with Iran but also how Wall Street is able to profit sizably off of that [...]

According to census data, 47 million Americans now live below the poverty line – the most in half a century – fuelled by several years of high unemployment. One of the largest tented camps is in Florida and is now home to around 300 people. Others have sprung up in New Jersey and Portland. Source: BBC

This is so off-putting to me.  Religion and politics are two of my top three favorite subjects but watching Glen Beck mix these two topics is like putting ice cream on top of your pizza; he’s just not doing it right.  I’ll admit – I do not understand the mind of a serial killer nor [...]

“You know where America ranks in the world category of percentage of women in government? 90th. I know, and look – i’ll be honest with you – i’ve never been one of those pussies who says “women are smarter than men”; we’re all individuals, okay? But, i’ll tell you this, in America: women do vote [...]

In a statement posted on a website promoting Cohen’s new movie the Dictator, Cohen announced that he had “triumphed over the Zionist snakes of Hollywood. Evil and those who made Satan their protector were vanquished and driven into the Pacific Sea,” and that he will attend the ceremony. Source: Haaretz

I’ve put together a chart to showcase economic growth as defined by the Philadelphia Federal Reserve by state.  This chart takes a look at the Philadelphia index from December of 2010 and compare it to December of 2011.  The rate of change is then ranked and the graph showcases the rate of change year over [...]

We need publicly financed elections – period, and the only way that we can do that is through a Constitutional Amendment.  Support Senator Bernie Sander’s Amendment to overturn the SCOTUS Citizens United ruling: SIGN THE PETITION HERE

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” ~Mark Twain

The Prime Minister of Gaza – a senior leader in Hamas – went there.  The Guardian explains the significance: Haniyeh’s speech was another sign of Hamas’s drift away from its long-term backers Iran and Syria, as it finds new allies in the region. Its isolation has eased since its parent movement, the pan-Arab Muslim Brotherhood, [...]