For myself, I cannot live without my art. But I have never placed it above everything. If, on the other hand, I need it, it is because it cannot be separated from my fellow men, and it allows me to live, such as I am, on one level with them. …
Digging Between my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests; snug as a gun. Under my window, a clean rasping sound When the spade sinks into gravelly ground: My father, digging. I look down Till his straining rump among the flowerbeds Bends low, comes up twenty years away Stooping …
Human reason operates as an unmatched force in the world. Because of this evolutionary trait, we have dominated the planet, effectively building power structures of governmental proportion to preserve and pass on our genetic data. Our species thrives because we learn, improve, and then learn more. The online community represents …
Only through personal advocacy and involvement can we truly make a difference. Luckily, decent, altruistic people work within the current system to effect change. Karen Jolly is an advocate in the Colorado community. She is the founder and a board member of the nonprofit Dismas Houses, a transitional home for recovering …
We’ve all heard the age-old adage, “He who has the gold makes the rules.” According to the Federal Election Commission, Barack Obama raised $155.4 million more than Mitt Romney for this presidential election (“Campaign,” 2012). The results of the election will illustrate whether this rule still holds true. If Obama …
The Federal Reserve decided today to use quantitative easing to add $40 billion every month until the U.S. labor market improves. The architects of this dangerous strategy figure the only way to save the American economy involves injecting newly created money into the market. They believe that more quantitative easing will improve …
Today, YouTube ran a live streaming video concerning their Space Lab project. This project pooled the resources of several government agencies and international corporations to foster interest in space travel for the younger generations. YouTube sponsored the Space Lab contest, asking young minds to create a science experiment that will be …
A Libyan protest that resulted in an attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghaz, the killing of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens, and the death of three other Americans was reportedly spurred by an anti-Muslim video made by an anonymous filmmaker. One segment of the film, “Innocence of Muslims,” …
As the troubled American economy continues to stumble toward an uncertain future, some very powerful decision makers are positing that a new influx of cash will solve the problem. Wait, haven’t we heard this before? In the video above, Xtranormal makes a great point about quantitative easing. The Federal Reserve is injecting a mountain of …
One of the new buzzwords flying around the media is “quantitative easing.” The words sound complex, but the idea is relatively simple in economic terms. The central banking system, the Federal Reserve in America, buys bonds from private or commercial banks at a slightly higher price than anyone else in …