During this election series, the issue of race and ethnicity has been made a point several times. Whether it was Donald Trump’s comments about Mexicans in his first campaign speech, or whether … Continue reading The United States of Changing Demographics

Printing money is a routine occurrence for governments that control their own currency – and arguably a good idea. Per warren Mosler’s Tweet: Clinton takes on MMT: https://t.co/zgrigGZdwJ — Warren B. Mosler … Continue reading Hillary Clinton Criticizes Donald Trump for One of the Few Things He Is Right About

The Supreme Court just made it still easier for the police to stop and search people without any suspicion of wrongdoing.In a powerful dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor took apart that specious reasoning. … Continue reading Another Hit to the Fourth Amendment

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell set up a vote late on Monday to expand the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s authority to use a secretive surveillance order without a warrant to include … Continue reading Invoking Orlando, Senate Republicans set up vote to expand FBI spying

  “Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?” This is the question that British voters will be asked to answer on the twenty-third … Continue reading Brexit and Why It May Never Happen

As it often does, Facebook recently tweaked the way its advertising (and privacy) settings work, which means you now have extra options when it comes to stopping your social media activities from … Continue reading Stop Facebook From Following You Around the Web

The deaths bring the week’s total number of fatal shootings to 18 so far, with another 81 wounded. This is just Chacago alone. Source: Chicago’s new normal: Five people killed and 12 … Continue reading Chicago’s new normal: Five people killed and 12 injured by gunfire overnight Friday

The richest 1 percent is now wealthier than the rest of humanity combined, according to Oxfam, which called on governments to intensify efforts to reduce such inequality. also 62 people have same … Continue reading Richest 1% Now Wealthier Than the Rest of the World, Oxfam Says

When even the notorious Fox News host calls for gun control, things must be dire. Wow, things must really be getting dire for O’Reilly to come out for stricter gun laws! Source: … Continue reading Bill O’Reilly Calls For Stricter Gun Laws After Orlando Shooting

Worldwide known cyber security company CrowdStrike announced that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) servers had been hacked by “sophisticated” hacker groups. I’m very pleased the company appreciated my skills so highly))) But … Continue reading DNC’s servers hacked by a lone hacker? Or Russia?

The FBI steadily, stealthily compiled a massive facial recognition database without oversight and in disregard of federal law, according to a report released today by the Government Accountability… They were and are … Continue reading FBI built a massive facial recognition database without proper oversight

Apple’s newest encryption tool better secures files on all its devices, just the latest in a move to widespread encryption in the tech industry Good for them. If our government is going … Continue reading Take that, FBI: Apple goes all in on encryption