Newt Urged To Give Up Secret Service Detail

A tax activist group has urged Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich to suspend his Secret Service protection to save taxpayer…

Obama Proposes Reducing Corporate Tax Rate and Closing Loopholes

Clay Wyatt - President Obama has announced a proposal to reduce the highest corporate tax rate to 28 percent. This…

Obama Birth Control Shift: Conservatives Are Not Buying It

President Barack Obama's political shifting over contraception coverage has united conservative Republicans in protest even as they split over which…

State of the Union Address Falls Short In Environmental Issues

Gina-Marie Cheeseman - During President Obama’s fourth state of the union address, he said that “we don’t have to choose…

Republican candidates stance on SOPA Bill, South Carolina

Debate moderator John King from CNN put all the GOP presidential candidates on the spot about their tax returns Thursday…

Imagine: How Creativity Works – Jonah Lehrer

Lehrer reveals the importance of embracing the rut, thinking like a child, daydreaming productively, and adopting an outsider’s perspective (travel helps). He unveils the optimal mix of old and new partners in any creative collaboration, and explains why criticism is essential to the process. …

Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake – Anna Quindlen

In this irresistible memoir, the New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize Anna Quindlen writes about looking back and ahead—and celebrating it all—as she considers marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, faith, loss, all the stuff in our closets, and more.…

And Then Life Happens – Auma Obama

A moving account by Auma Obama about her life in Africa nad Europe, and her relationship with her brother, Barack Obama.…

Daron Acemoglu And James Robinson

Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the experts…

The Arab Uprising by Mark Lynch

The Arab Uprising roots the events since December 2010 in the broader sweep of Arab…

Bitter Inheritance – A Novel by Mildred Dumás

William Ellis Colby, Caucasian, is dead. He has willed his thriving multi-million dollar advertising agency…

The Next American Revolution: Grace Lee Boggs

A world dominated by America and driven by cheap oil, easy credit, and conspicuous consumption…

Liquidated: An Ethnography of Wall Street – Karen Ho

Ho, who worked at an investment bank herself, argues that bankers’ approaches to financial markets…

Not By Genes Alone: How Culture Transformed Human Evolution

Humans are a striking anomaly in the natural world. While we are similar to other…

Akata Witch – by Nnedi Okorafor

Twelve-year-old Sunny lives in Nigeria, but she was born American. Her features are African, but…

The War of the Worldviews: Deepak Chopra and Leonard Mlodinow Debate Science vs. Spirituality

Two bestselling authors first met in a televised Caltech debate on “the future of God,”…

The Skinny: Adventures Of America’s First Bulimic By Rayni Joan

Funny! Sexy! Moving! She thought she was the first one since ancient Rome. Her mother…

Cyber Attacks: The New Reality of Global War

RS Bailey - Northrup-Grumann alleges China is funding research for cyber attacks against the U.S. Military and its contractors, particularly in the area of telecommunications. TrendMicro, a Japanese security firm claims that Gu Kaiyuan, an employee at China’s Tancent, a leading internet portal company, is…

Web-Based Television: Who Is Behind The Movement?

Naima Abdi - In order to make this large-scale flood of new content possible, YouTube partnered with several big names like The Wall Street Journal, Live Strong, Pitch Fork, WWE, Red Bull and Vice.…

How A Veteran Mom Resolves Her Fear of Military Son’s Destiny

Sandra Danderson - One percent of Americans serve in the Military. Often generation after generation of families serve. I wonder how other veterans cope with watching their children following in their footsteps, because I must admit I’m having difficulty with it. …

COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT: IS PIRACY EVER OK?

Olivia Azevedo - A lot has been said about anti-piracy legislation, but amid heated discussions…

Drones In The Skies Of The USA – A Reality That Could Turn Nightmare

RS Bailey - The President’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2013 includes $100 million for…

The Superman Complex: Veterans Transitioning from Deployment To Civilian Life

Heather Martin - Veterans who return home after wartime deployment face a real struggle to…

SOPA, PIPA, ACTA ; Government Censorship OR Protection – What’s Your View?

Olivia Azevedo - The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement will endanger the lives of people in many…

Neuroscience Breakthrough Harbors Dark Side

R.S. Bailey - New developments in biotechnology being made at Stanford University are suggesting equally…

Desert Storm Haunting – The Battle Of Coming Home

Sandra Danderson - For a soldier, the death of a battle buddy is the same…

State of the Union Address Falls Short In Environmental Issues

Gina-Marie Cheeseman - During President Obama’s fourth state of the union address, he said that…

The Anti Stop Online Piracy Act Rebellion (SOPA)

Naima Abdi - Introduced in late October by Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX), SOPA's intent is…

Lauren Windsor: A Voice From Occupy Explains The Essence Of The Movement

Lauren Windsor - A populist movement, Occupy espouses human rights and environmental reform in order…

Theatre in Hollywood: “No Time To Weep”

RS Bailey - “No Time To Weep” is the story Lucy Deutsch who wrote the book and also lyrics with Deedee O’Malley. Her entire family was interned to Aushwitz from Czechoslovakia. She was 14 at the time. The play is a heartfelt biography.…

Theatre In Hollywood: “Dutchman” Holds Up at Artworks

RS Bailey - Daisy White’s direction concentrates on the physical elements of the production, like keeping her cast bouncing from the movement of the train, at some expense to the performances…

Theatre in Hollywood: “Suki and Sue” – Sharp Performances

RS Bailey - Suki (Lindsay Broad) is a pediatric nurse and gets to play with babies all day long while her roommate Sue (Rae Foster) works in the burn unit and is surrounded by suffering and pain. Sue smokes all the pot, provided by Sukie’s…

A Gathering of First Ladies – Inspirational And Entertaining

Peggy Freeman - Mrs. Obama, played by Sabrina Morales, invites nine prominent Black women to…

A Gathering of First Ladies – A Historical Drama by Mildred Dumas

Drama by playwright Mildred Dumas, First Lady Michelle Obama invites women from the past who…

OH, YES SHE DID! From Slave-Ship To Space-Ship”~ One-Woman Show by Sandy Brown

Come time-travel, as dynamic actress/comedienne Sandy Brown's historical One-Woman show "Oh, Yes She Did!" blazes…

‘The Romance of Magno Rubio’

‘The Romance of Magno Rubio’ Based on a famous Filipino short story, The Romance of Magno Rubio tells the tale…

I Love Lucy® Live on Stage

I Love Lucy® Live on Stage I Love Lucy® Live on Stage…

‘Tournament of Nerds’ at UCB

by James Famera There are two types of people in the world. Those that are…

Asteroid Mining Comes of Age

RS Bailey - The idea of mining asteroids has been around along time. It’s been the subject of science fiction stories since the 1930s. But recent studies and books have taken the idea seriously and come up with a plan.…

The Race Is On: Global Warming Brings Commercial Exploitation

RS Bailey - The Commercial exploitation of global warming is well underway. Shell Oil's deep sea drilling platform “Kulluk” is preparing to be towed into the Arctic Ocean’s Beaufort Sea . …

Companies Announce Cutbacks For The Month Of April 2012.

Although the unemployment numbers are getting better, companies continue to cut back in the month of April. These numbers reflect the overall view of the nation's unemployment.…

Companies Announce Cutbacks For The Month Of March 2012.

The job market has shown improments in the last few months of 2012. However major…

Fed’s Plan to Devalue the Dollar by 33%: How It Affects You

Clay Wyatt - Most of us would agree that the current US economy is in…

The Anti Stop Online Piracy Act Rebellion (SOPA)

Naima Abdi - Introduced in late October by Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX), SOPA's intent is…

7 Wedding Dress Shopping Tips

Michelle Yoon - Like many of my fellow overly enthusiastic newbie brides, as soon as…

WIB Releases Request for Intermediary Bids

This Wednesday, November 16, 2011, the City of Los Angeles Workforce Investment Board (WIB) released…

Occupy Wall Street gets CME Group’s attention…

We’ve observed before that the lawyers drafting Securities and Exchange Commission filings can be a…

5 Ways to Live Frugally in an Expensive City

New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other cosmopolitan hubs within the US are…

The International Debate Over China’s Currency Manipulation Considered

It is amazing what happens when the United States pushes China to act responsibly and…

Work Share Programs – An Alternative To Layoffs

Work Share is a program that offers an alternative to laying off your work force.…

Autism Increase Downplayed by CDC

RS Bailey - Autism is on the rise. The latest reports released through the Center for Disease Control (CDC) show that 1 in 88, eight year olds have been diagnosed with the communication disorder. This figure is up from 1 in 110, reported in 2009.…

FDA Approves New HIV Vaccine For Clinical Trials

Jared Skye - On December 20th of last year, the potential vaccine was approved by the FDA for Phase 1 human trials. This has cleared a path for involvement with American researchers on the project, and has also given the researchers a wider base of…

Proposal To Allow Minors ‘Plan B’, Denied By HHS

Naima Abdi - On December 7, 2011, Secretary of Human Health Services, Kathleen Sebelius, denied non-prescription access of the drug to minors despite thorough studies on the pill’s safety and a recommendation from the FDA to make Plan B available over the counter to minors…

Saving lives in Uganda, Haiti and Kenya with recycled hotel soap

Kayongo's non-profit, the Global Soap Project, recycles half-used soap from hotels and makes it into…

Controversy Over Flu Vaccines: Boon or Boondoggle

R.S. Bailey - Each year a survey is taken in China to identify which strains…

Holistic Remedies For The Everyday Person On A Budget

Yvonne M. Glasgow - Homemade remedies, and inexpensive store bought herbs and supplements, can be…

Social Media Lacks Patient-Centered Information

Since 2008 Dr. Wolfsen and his team recruited patients and their families to join and…

Prostate Treatment: Which Method to Choose

An increased PSA studying leads to challenging choices. A number of medical doctors can lean…

What Measures Are Being Taken to Curb Obesity in Our Schools?

By Joel A Paschall The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that about 20% of…