“Reality is complicated and messy…Ideologies get rid of the messiness and impose a simpler solution. So, it may not be surprising that people with less cognitive capacity will be attracted to simplifying ideologies.”-Brian Nosek, University of Virginia
Researchers at the Canadian Brock University confirm what past studies have implied; that a society with an overall […] Continue Reading…
The Southern Poverty Law Center says children, who are U.S. citizens, are being refused food because their low income parents are not U.S. citizens. Some parents are U.S. citizens, but are being told to “Go back to Mexico” because of their Latino origins.
The SPLC says this is taking place in the state of Alabama. […] Continue Reading…
“Many of the families with children are now homeless, having to live out of cars and things like that. We believe today that 40% of the homeless, in Washington [DC] are women with children, or families with children!”-David Treadwell, Central Union Mission
The National Law Center of Homelessness and Poverty (NLCHP) says that more than […] Continue Reading…
The Canadian media has revealed that in December 2010, the Canadian government essentially legalized the use of torture in the name of “public safety”!
Canadian media sources obtained the info by using Canada’s freedom of information law. In other words the legalization of torture was not made public by public officials!
The December 2010 approval of […] Continue Reading…
“We have finally put these burdensome and potentially damaging trade disputes behind us.”-Ron Kirk, U.S. Trade Representative
For decades the U.S. has imposed high tariffs on imports (so much for free trade), claiming the tariffs were “anti-dumping” fines. The problem is that some of the foreign products affected by those U.S. tariffs were actually […] Continue Reading…
Toyota is reporting a huge drop in profits for the last nine months of 2011. Profits fell by 72%!
But don’t blame the drop in profit on lack of sales. Sales for the same time fell by 10%.
Toyota says the increasing value of the Yen caused the huge drop in profits, and production halts due […] Continue Reading…
I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.
February 6, 2012, Nobel Peace prize winner, U.S. President Barack Obama, has issued an executive order blocking all Iranian government assets held in U.S. […] Continue Reading…
I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.
Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make men […] Continue Reading…
Boeing is reporting that they have found a flaw in parts used to make the troubled 787 Dreamliner. The parts are made in a South Carolina factory.
Boeing insists the flaw will not affect the safe operation of the aircraft, but then says the parts are used to strengthen the carbon fiber structure of the […] Continue Reading…
Mitsubishi Motors announced on February 6 that they will close their only factory in Europe.
The factory is in Netherlands, and employees 1,500 people. Mitsubishi says the factory is outdated, and it’s not worth it to upgrade.
Also, Mitsubishi stressed that they must focus on stronger car markets, like South America, and they are giving up […] Continue Reading…