US Politics
US Politics
The Working Poor: US Minimum Wage Back At 1950 Level
Minimum wage value is back to 1950 level on 75th anniversary [National Commentary] The minimum wage has put a floor under workers’ wages since ...
Part Four Of Series: The Pre-quittal Of George Zimmerman
Zimmerman — was the trial a mere formality? [Speaking Truth To Power] Given the nation’s short attention span when it comes to miscarriage of ...
The US: Lurching From Doomsday To Doomsday
Republican leaders as blockers unwilling to negotiate [National] One of the more amazing spectacles in the days after the government shutdown ended was the ...
Saudi Arabia, Enemy Of Syria Peace Talks, Attacks Obama And United States Through Wall Street Journal Editorial
President Obama — more headache from Saudi Arabia than Syria’s Assad? [Black Star News Editorial] Saudi Arabia has escalated its attacks with a bizarre ...
Republicans’ Flagellation: Boehner, Cruz, And Tea Party Republicans Pushed U.S. To The Brink In Return For “Nothing”!
Rep. John Boehner [State On The Union] By a vote of 285 to 144 in the House and an 82-18 vote in the Senate ...
Why The Affordable Care Act Will Survive Senator Cruz’s Demonization Crusade
Senator Cruz — human wrecking ball [Monderson’s Views] Republican opposition to the Affordable Care Act, the singularly important legislative achievement of President Obama, ...
The “Education Congressman”, Ex-Rep Major Owens Dies
Rep Owens, left shown with Rep. John Lewis. Photos: Lem Peterkin [National] Hon. Major R. Owens, a former Member of the United States House ...
Saudi Arabia Now Causing More Problems For U.S. Then Assad?
Saudi King, Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud. This is the 21st Century. Why can’t Saudis vote? [Black Star News Editorial] Saudi Arabia needs a ...
Lorraine C. Miller named Interim NAACP President and CEO
[National] Lorraine C. Miller named Interim President and CEO While Search for Next President and CEO Commences NAACP Chairman Roslyn M. Brock announced that ...
Successful Education: Getting it Right, Right from the Start
Dr. Jerry Weast [The Children’s Corner] In 2011, Dr. Jerry Weast retired after serving for twelve years as Superintendent of the Montgomery County Public ...
