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CULTURE OF CORRUPTION: Why It Matters How Ex-Presidents Make Their Money. If President Obama had collected a $400,000 fee from the founders of Solyndra, the failed energy company that left taxpayers liable for $535 million in federal guarantees, the corruption would be obvious. But because he is taking money from companies that benefited from his … Read more

by Pamela Williams I believe we have fallen from God’s grace, and we cannot even find the decency to feed our own children.  What have we become?  Have we not said over and over again, “a child cannot learn on an empty stomach.” We are “lunch shaming” children who cannot afford to pay for their lunches. … Read more

by Mark Angelides We can argue all day about the different services that Planned Parenthood offers, but there is one reason why they should not be receiving taz payer’s money…They are already making a fortune selling body parts from abortions. This is a Federal crime that seems to go unpunished, and no one is talking … Read more

By Michael Snyder Should we make homelessness against the law and simply throw all homeless people into prison so that we don’t have to deal with them?  Incredibly, this is actually starting to happen in dozens of major cities all across the United States.  It may be difficult to believe, but in many large urban … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWJfn6iiAL0 Kim Smith for conservative tribune reports, One of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises was to take care of America’s veterans. To follow through on that promise, the president will sign an executive order that will create a new office in the Department of Veterans Affairs that will discipline or fire incompetent employees as well … Read more

Precious metals expert Mike Maloney points to what large foreign countries are buying and it gold–lots of it. Maloney explains, says, “Between Russia, China and India, their purchases meet or exceed all worldwide production of gold. Whenever they exceed mining supply, the supply has to come from somewhere, and it’s coming from the West. When … Read more

by Pamela Williams As President Trump makes headway in eliminating ISIS, another brutal  gang called MS-13 has raised its ugly head in the “sanctuary cities” of America.  These cities will hide these gangs and offer them a refuge.  A refuge from what?  Among other things, American law enforcement,  President Trump, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.  Sessions … Read more

By Gabrielle Seunagal   A few days ago, President Trump followed through on yet another one of his plethora of commitments to the nation by signing an executive order to engender a new office devoted to shielding whistleblowers at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Commander in Chief made it clear that the office would … Read more

By Gabrielle Seunagal   On Saturday, President Trump made headlines when he invited Rodrigo Duterte to the White House for a conversation about the current state of drugs. Duterte has earned a reputation as a harsh dictator, due to his habits of ordering the deaths of persons connected to drugs and narcotics. Many people dislike … Read more

CNBC reports: Robots are likely to replace 50 percent of all jobs in the next decade, according to Kai-Fu Lee, founder of venture capital firm Sinovation Ventures and a top voice on tech in China. Artificial intelligence (AI) is the wave of the future, the influential technologist told CNBC, calling it the “singular thing that … Read more

by Pamela Williams   OK…now it is all making sense.  We have been in an argument with South Korea about the THAAD Missile System.  South Korea does not want it, and now we know why.  If we do not take this system back, well, we must take it back.   This is the key to stopping … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTiwAnxWaaY Fred Maxwell for western journalism reports, Hospitalized on April 14, Former President George H.W. Bush remains at the Houston Methodist Hospital, where he is being treated for chronic bronchitis. Read More/Source/Credit(FAIR USE): http://www.westernjournalism.com/geor…

by James Quinn  Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist Back in 2000, less than 1% of retail sales came from e-commerce. However, online sales have climbed each and every year since then, even through the Great Recession. By 2009, e-commerce made up about 4.0% of total retail sales, and today the latest number we have is 8.3%. … Read more

by Michael Snyder Our world is changing at a blinding pace that is accelerating with each passing day.  Thanks to the Internet, information travels at a speed that would have been unimaginable at other times in human history, and our technological capabilities are advancing at a rate that is exponentially increasing.  What all of this … Read more

By Gabrielle Seunagal   Friday marked the first day of this year’s annual gathering of the National Rifle Association convention. NRA leaders and members are meeting at the Georgia World Congress Center on April 28-30 to admire the plethora of guns that embody America’s beloved Second Amendment. I was privileged enough to attend the event … Read more

by Robert Carbery   Looking back on his first 100 days in office, President Trump is realizing that the reality of running the world’s largest economy, biggest and baddest military, and likely most politically divided country in the world right now is much more of a headache than he imagined on the campaign trail.   … Read more

By Michael Snyder Those that were predicting that the U.S. economy would be flying high by now have been proven wrong.  U.S. GDP grew at the worst rate in three years during the first quarter of 2017, and many are wondering if this is the beginning of a major economic slowdown.  Of course when we … Read more

Umar Farooq   Almost every one of us knows that we are on the brink of an imminent economic and market crash considering the surrounding circumstances. Here is a list of eight major systemic risks that vindicate this fear.   1.China’s Hidden Debt   Rising defaults in China are unearthing hidden debt at companies across … Read more

by Robert Carbery   Photo: ScotHibb/Reddit Megan, a server at a Tex-Mex restaurant in Missouri recently got this “tip” from someone who is not a fan of the individual income tax. Undoubtedly, a libertarian.   On the tip line, the customer put a big zero, in addition to: “Taxation is Theft.” To further clarify, the … Read more

by Umar Farooq A trade deficit occurs when an economy imports more than it exports. If this persists, it will eventually cause a shift in the exchange rate, making imports more expensive and–crucially–exports cheaper as the “invisible hand” of the price mechanism brings trade back into balance.   “American politicians have long complained of trade … Read more

Bloomberg reports: Prosecutors in Florida have told jurors a former congresswoman financed a lavish lifestyle of Beverly Hills shopping trips and fancy parties on donations to a charity ostensibly set up to help poor children with scholarships. Testimony will continue for a second day Thursday in the trial of former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, 70. … Read more

Politico reports: It seems like nobody is doing anything about it. Worse—they’re pretending that they are. There are currently multiple investigations into the Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible involvement by the Trump campaign. But all of them are compromised to one degree or another by incompetence, listlessness and deliberate foot-dragging. Congress is completely … Read more

by Michael Snyder Do you ever feel like you have been completely abandoned by the world?  Do you struggle with feelings of loneliness, isolation and depression?  If so, you are far from alone.  Thanks to technology Americans are more isolated than they have ever been before, and as you will see below, this is really … Read more