CORL Could Be A Look Into The Future Banks have traditionally been hesitant to give loans to startup business ventures, for a number of reasons. Recent advances in technology and blockchain cryptocurrency are providing alternatives ...
Channel 4 News, a major U.K. news agency, just published an apparent damning undercover investigation of Cambridge Analytica, the data company that Trump hired for his 2017 election and has played an active role in ...
Sen. Jeff Flake may be retiring from the Senate but his near retirement hasn’t reigned in his public persona. Flake has been in a year long audition process for CNN or MSNBC or possibly even ...
#NationalWalkoutDay, March 14th, 2018 Students around the country walked out of class today in a protest against gun violence and school shootings. The protest is part of a growing student lead movement demanding action from ...
Trump’s nominees for secretary of state and CIA director have alarming pasts, but the Senate Minority Leader isn’t encouraging his party to oppose their nominations. (By Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams) The Senate’s top Democrat is not ...
A 21-year-old New Jersey resident, George Lepsky, has pleaded guilty to attempting to aid the radical Islamic group ISIS. George Lepsky pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp in Trenton, New Jersey, to one ...
President Donald Trump loves putting his name on everything from ties to steaks to water — and, of course, his buildings. But now the Trump Organization appears to be borrowing a brand even more powerful ...
The Equifax security breach was one of the worst in history. Senator Elizabeth Warren wants to impost “massive” penalties when companies expose millions of Americans’ information, like in the Equifax hack of 2017. Senator Elizabeth ...
Bernie Sanders’ kids are stepping into politics, much to the delight of Bernie Sanders fans who may now “feel the Bern” for many years to come. If you got caught up in the “feel the ...
Two major chain retailers announced stricter gun control measures in direct response to the Parkland, Florida school shooting. Two of the USA’s leading gun sellers, Walmart and Dick’s Sporting Goods announced on Wednesday that they ...
A big victory for anti NDAA activists came last week in Idaho, when an Idaho house committee passed an act to prevent the enforcement of parts of the controversial National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). (PANDA, ...
Joe Biden 2020, it could happen. Former Vice-president Joe Biden has said in private that he is seriously considering a 2020 Presidential run, according to an associated press report. Biden hosted a meeting recently with ...
Following the Parkland massacre which left 17 people dead, the list of companies that cut ties with the NRA is growing. It’s likely the list will keep growing, here are 12 you may not know about. ...
Broward County Sheriff Israel “devastated” armed on school deputy did nothing. Local officials announced on Thursday, that during the Parkland school shooting Deputy Scot Peterson, of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, was armed and stationed ...
Immigrants seem bent to acquire as much college and university education as possible to live the American dream. The U.S. Census Bureau revealed that immigrants now hold more college degrees than native American citizens. They ...
Following the mass shooting last week that killed 17 high school students at Majory Stoneman Douglas High School in southern Florida, hundreds of students at West Boca Raton High School came together on Tuesday morning ...
“It’s not surprising that the most unethical president in American history would support partisan gerrymandering that erodes everyday people’s choice, voice, and vote.” (Common Dreams) Shortly after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday issued a ...
How cryptocurrency works: some countries are banning cryptocurrency, some countries are starting their own cryptocurrencies but all countries are watching cryptocurrency carefully, including the US. Cryptocurrencies are exciting masses of people despite their volatility and ...
Despite a brilliant speech by Rand Paul which lambasted both political parties for careless spending, Congress rushes through bill to increase government spending by $300 billion. “We have a 700 page bill that no ...
The Super Bowl is in the history books and the Philadelphia Eagles are the world champions for the first time in team history, but they were not the only ones to make news during the ...
The kickback scheme was allegedly hashed out over weeknight drinks at a steakhouse in a border county in south Texas. Amid surf and turf and expensive scotch, a Hidalgo County official said he would meet ...
Trump’s State of the Union address was the second longest in history, but was it accurate? It is said and done. President Donald Trump on Tuesday night delivered his first annual State of The Union ...
Highlights, polls and takeaways from Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night. President Donald Trump gave his first State of the Union address Tuesday night before a combined ABC, Fox, NBC, and CBS ...
Check out Donald Trump’s website tonight for a lives-stream of his State Of The Union donors. Donald Trump is using his first State of the Union address on Tuesday in what appears to be an ...
On Tuesday a divided nation will watch President Trump’s first State of the Union speech. With a booming economy and a decisive victory over Democrats in a government shut down face-off, President Donald Trump is ...
The three day government shutdown is on the verge of ending after enough Senate Democrats joined with Republicans to pass a three week extension of funding. In exchange the Republican party gave assurances that Congress ...
“Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?” These are words allegedly uttered by Donald Trump, president of the United States and arguably the world’s most powerful man. And the world ...
“Are you comfortable with having Jared Kushner be the beneficiary of huge amounts of Israeli financing at the same time he’s overseeing U.S. foreign policy on Israel?” (Common Dreams, by Jake Johnson, staff writer) President Donald Trump’s ...
President Donald Trump on Wednesday shut down a White House Commission that he had charged to investigate voter fraud. He then tasked the Department of Homeland Security with determining the next moves. The White House ...
2017 was a year to remember! Check out our 2017 timeline below for a refresher on everything that happened in an often chaotic and busy year. Our top 6 stories in 2017: I’m A Rape ...
“We hope today’s verdict begins the important work of teaching police and prosecutors to respect the line between lawbreaking and constitutionally protected protest.” (Common Dreams, by Jake Johnson) In a decision civil liberties groups applauded ...
If Democrats want to revive their party, they must reconsider the way they treat elections in the South. Jones’ election proved the South is not a lost cause and Democrats can’t afford to treat it ...
Black and youth voters turn out to vote for a Doug Jones win in Alabama. In a stunning upset, the Democrat Doug Jones has beaten his Donald Trump backed Republican rival Roy Moore in the ...
The president and the Republican Senate candidate he supports have so far avoided consequences of their alleged sexual misconduct, while Democratic leaders have stepped down. (Common Dreams, by Julia Conley) Sen. Bernie Sanders said on Thursday that ...
Maintaining Momentum Against the Tax Bill (Inequality.org, by Negin Owliaei) How do you pass a tax bill that hurts the bulk of your constituents while lining the pockets of the wealthy? Members of Congress have been ...
We must save the internet on December 14th! Our friends at vpnmentor.com created the below infographic to explain net neutrality and why it is so important. Please read, share and spread the infographic! Check out ...
Study found that candidate Trump’s plan would result in nearly 30,000 added deaths per year from all causes, while a plan put forth by Bernie Sanders would actually save 31,302 lives annually. (Common Dreams) A ...
Jessica Rosenworcel says it’s time to “roar” and “make a ruckus” to save the internet as we know it. (Common Dreams by Andrea Germanos) After one commissioner called the FCC’s newly-released plan to roll back net neutrality “worse than one could ...
Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap alleges the group’s leadership is violating transparency laws and has excluded him from deliberations. Update, Nov. 9, 2017: Responses from Kris Kobach and Andrew Kossack, co-chair and executive director, respectively, ...
GOP Tax Cuts: In new letter, wealthy group denounces the GOP proposal, which “would disproportionately benefit wealthy individuals and corporations with provisions including repealing the estate tax, repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax, and slashing the ...
“The elite ranks of our billionaire class continue to pull apart from the rest of us,” a new Institute for Policy study analysis finds. (Common Dreams, by Jake Johnson) In the United States, the 400 richest individuals ...
Complaints by two former CIA employees against Christopher Sharpley are pending, but he testified he was “unaware” of them. (ProPublica,by Jennifer Valentino-DeVries) Two former CIA employees say the Trump administration’s nominee to be CIA inspector general ...
Rosamaria Hernandez is recovering in federal custody after her ambulance was stopped by border patrol agents in Texas. (Common Dreams, by Jessica Corbett) “Morally bankrupt & unspeakably cruel.” “Ruthless & relentless.” “Disgusting.” “Trump’s deportation force in ...
Tax cuts for the rich again… So-called “tax reform” would have the same result as health care repeal: millions lose their care, while millionaires get a tax break. (Other Words, by LeeAnn Hall) When Republican leaders ...
Democracy for America says Californians “deserve two senators who will be relentless allies in their battle to stand up to the White House and take bold action on social, racial, and economic justice.” California Senate ...
Donald Trump’s putdown of suffering Puerto Ricans reflects a mindset that has long afflicted the awesomely affluent. (by Sam Pizzigati, Inequality.org) Only days after the horrific aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, Donald Trump unleashed ...
Trump wants to repeal the estate tax and he’s using farmers to drum up support. (Inequality.org, Chuck Collins) Kip Tom, the Leesburg Indiana farmer who will stand today with President Trump complaining about the federal ...
An increasingly organized Antifa movement is on the rise. (Reveal News, By Will Carless) The Signal messages appear in staccato bursts: “We all in blac bloc bout to join.” “We in the streets.” Looking up ...