https://www.globalresearch.ca/author/peter-koenig What if tomorrow nobody but the United States would use the US-dollar? Say begins a compelling article by our guest, Peter Koenig. You might say, back up, I don’t even understand what that means. Well, we need to. And so we lay out in a meticulous fashion the central role that the U.S. …
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Power-Jewish-Politics-Reinventing/dp/1512602574 The notion of African-American and Jewish leaders walking arm in arm during the civil rights movement of the 1960’s stirs many, so proud that they were on the right side of history. And yet that imagery may mask some truths that historians are now uncovering. Chief among them is Professor Marc Dollinger, author of …
https://www.studyfinds.org/ If you’ve had a lot of regrets about the decisions you’ve made in your life that brought you to this point…well, a new study points to the fact that you are not alone. According to the numbers, 4 in ten people say they regret how they’ve lived their lives so far. Frankly, I …
https://nypost.com/author/miranda-devine/ The NBA is ‘woke’ in many respects but not when it comes to cutting off ties with the lucrative Chinese market which comprises a growing revenue stream for the association. The recent controversy, fueled by comments by Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey, points out the delicate dance between defending democratic ideals of freedom …
https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Brand-Marketing-Automation-Learning/dp/1260441253 When broadcasting and mass circulation newspapers were king, we all received the same news, advertising and messages. In the earliest days of digital technology, we, the consumer, have been king. The competition between on line and on the ground retailers has given us choice and competitive pricing. As marketing becomes totally individualized through …
https://www.abi.org/newsroom : While total bankruptcy petitions nationwide by consumers and businesses are well below Great Recession levels, most analysts agree that there is a trend upward. We dig into the numbers and the reasons with Samuel Gerdano, executive director of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the nation’s largest association of bankruptcy professionals. In many ways, this …
https://www.brookings.edu/ One headline reads ‘these pensions plans are at risk of going broke’. Another exclaims ‘pension plans for millions of Americans on the brink of collapse’. Clearly, many older Americans are worried about the solvency of pensions earned many years back. Companies go belly up in the meantime. Not enough money is set aside. Or …
https://creakyjoints.org/seth/ As opioids lose favor, more chronic pain sufferers are turning to medical marijuana and CBD supplement products to combat their pain. And given the fact that the federal government still considers marijuana a Schedule 1 drug, the benefits, side effects and impacts of medical marijuana have not been rigorously studied by the Food and …
https://quonline.quinnipiac.edu/blog/cybersecurity-changing-roles.php There are stories aplenty about the cyber crime of our era: ransomware hackers making demands of cities and towns throughout America. In exchange for cryptocurrency, the hackers will unencrypted data needed to run your municipality. You’re the mayor: what do you do? Taxes can’t be collected, bills can’t be paid, payrolls can’t be met …
https://www.amazon.com/Long-Southern-Strategy-American-Politics-ebook/dp/B07RWP3D3V In the new book, ‘The Long Southern Strategy’, professors Angie Maxwell and Todd Shields brilliantly unpack what was generally considered a 1960’s strategy by the Republican Party in the Nixon era to win over disaffected white voters in the previously Democratic stronghold of the American South. To usher in this profound …