Some temporary signs boosted investor confidence over the weekend, rallying stocks in the first round of trading on Wall Street following the deflationary storm called Hurricane Irene. Investors chose to…
In a closely watched speech in Jackson Hole, WY this morning, FED Chairman Ben Bernanke tried to boost investor confidence without announcing a new round of anticipated “quantitative easing” (QE).…
According to the U.S. Labor Department’s monthly household survey released today, unemployment and joblessness in California officially stands at 12 percent. That number is, of course, an underrepresented sample. It…
Negotiations to raise the debt ceiling came down to the wire Monday night with the winners and losers striking a compromise deal. President Obama proved he can “kind of” stand…
The widespread discontent with governments throughout the Middle East and North Africa continues, as troops in Yemen, Bahrain, and now Syria use lethal force against its citizens in an effort…
The earthquake that leveled much of northern Japan on March 11 and the tsunami that followed, stresses the fragility of humanity despite modern technology. In the aftermath of a 9.0…
Developments in the Libyan conflict moved quickly last week as the United Nations Security Council voted to impose a “no-fly zone” over Libya in order to help rebel forces there,…
Last Week U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Obama Administration would no longer defend Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). DOMA was passed in 1996…
In the wake of the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia, the nearly peaceful overthrow of Egypt’s President Mubarak, and now Libya’s brutal crackdown on opposition protests, hundreds of thousands of protesters…
The cycle of violence in the Middle East escalates daily as democratic protesters confront dictators and authoritarian regimes demanding reform. In Libya, the situation is getting especially ugly as the…