Fifty years later, President John F. Kennedy’s iconic Inaugural Address remains one of the most celebrated political speeches in history. JFK used his natural charisma and the burgeoning Media Age to call citizens to action. “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country,” became emblazoned in [...]
In the richest country in the world, there is no right to any vacation time. Paid annual leave and paid holidays are optional for any employer. In most other wealthy nations, there are between 20-35 vacation days per year (4-7 weeks). To make matters worse, Americans are increasingly less likely to actually use their vacation days.
On January 16, Baby Doc Duvalier made an unexpected and uninvited return to Haiti to, according to his own words, “help the Haitian people”. From 1971 to 1986 Baby Doc “helped” Haitians by using the little money the Haitian treasury had as his own piggy bank, by embezzling hundreds of million of dollars from international [...]
In the last few days, in the Middle-East, a few men have embraced self-immolation as the ultimate form of political protest, following the example of 26-year-old Mohammed Bouazizi. Bouazizi torched himself when police prevented him from selling fruits and vegetables. The case of Bouazizi, who later died from his wounds, was a critical catalyst in [...]
The long rumored and often dreaded merger of Comcast and NBC Universal is poised to happen in the next couple weeks despite predicted higher prices and detrimental effects on Net Neutrality. While 84 of the 97 Congressmen who signed a letter urging that the FCC approve the merger without conditions received donations from Comcast, this is a glimpse of a far larger problem that threatens our democracy.
