Opposition Gearing Up to Colo. Single-payer Healthcare Proposal
A ballot initiative in Colorado would replace ObamaCare with what supporters are calling ColoradoCare — and double the state's budget in the first year. ...
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It Looks Like the End Is Near for Brazil’s President Rousseff
On Monday a congressional committee recommended the impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. On Tuesday, another one of her ruling party’s coalition split. This coming Sunday, the Chamber of...
Goldman Sachs’ Warning Dents Crude Oil Price
False optimism has driven oil prices higher. They are now set to come down. ...
Revolving Credit Lines to Oil Industry Pose New Hazards to Banks
Ten or the largest banks have $147 billion in revolving credit lines to the oil industry that are likely to expand their exposure to the energy industry just when...
States’ Pension, Health Plans Increasingly Vastly Underfunded
There is a positive in all of the underfinanced public retirement plans: Massive implosions of pension plans will force beneficiaries to become more self-reliant and less dependent upon governments'...
Obama’s Gun-control Hypocrisy Called Out by Alabama Senator
On March 30, President Obama commuted the prison sentences of 62 criminals, 12 of whom were behind bars for gun-related drug crimes. This was just too much for Alabama’s...
Treasury Rules Axe $160 Billion Merger; Obama Calls it Good
The U.S. Treasury instituted a temporary rule to stop tax inversions used by companies to reduce their tax burden. Obama and other Democrats want it permanent. ...
Anti-gun Senator Schumer Calls for Investigation Into iPhone-shaped Gun
Schumer's tirade against a gun that hasn't even hit the market is a measure of his anti-gun and anti-Second Amendment prejudice. ...
Sanders and Cruz Win Wisconsin, Extending Their Campaigns
Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders won a majority of the delegates in Wisconsin, boosting their electoral prospects, but Hillary seems to have the Democrat nomination sewn up, and Trump's...
Chicago Gun Violence Up More Than 70 Percent This Year
With gun violence spiking in Chicago — a city with draconian gun control laws — many are blaming the restrictive laws, but there is likely more to the situation....
White Police Involved in Jamar Clark Shooting Won’t Be Charged
Protests over the November 15 shooting of Jamar Clark are carefully planned, following the rules for radicals intent on overthrowing local police. ...
$15 Minimum Wage Laws Spreading Across the Country
A $15 minimum wage law was passed in California, and New York's will soon follow. But high minimum wages only end up hurting the economy and the poor. ...
A Closer look at the Jobs Report
Once again: government numbers for government purposes. ...
Iranian Complaints Prompt Obama Administration to Soften Sanctions
Anonymous sources told the Wall Street Journal on Friday that the Treasury Department will allow Iran a workaround on sanctions. ...
Standard & Poor’s Downgrades Chinese Sovereign Debt
It's a slow-motion train wreck that credit rating agencies are just now beginning to see. ...