• WLNS

    How much does the ‘American dream’ cost in Michigan?

    Dreaming of a white picket fence? It might only be a dream.

    • DVIDS

    Living the American dream: Paying it forward

    According to former President Harry S. Truman, “America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.” That is a belief U.S. Air Force Capt. Mason Zhang, 60th Diagnostics & Therapeutic Squadron inpatient pharmacy chief, holds very dear to himself and his family’s cultural background.

    • Afro

    Title insurance helps homeownership for Black Americans and others

    The Biden-Harris Administration is considering a pilot program to waive title insurance requirements for certain qualified homeowners, but this could have negative consequences for low-income and minority communities and could increase risk for little gain.

  • Doug Casey On The New American Dream: "You'll Own Nothing and Be Happy"

    Doug Casey On The New American Dream: "You'll Own Nothing and Be Happy" Via InternationalMan.com, International Man: According to a recent study by Investopedia, the classic middle-class American Dream now costs over $3.4 million. That’s the estimated lifetime cost of marriage, two children, cars, homes, healthcare, education, and retirement. It’s now entirely out of reach for many Americans. What do you make of this? How did this happen? Doug Casey: The fact is, despite the...

  • Biden sells blue-collar workers the American Dream of a failing China

    President Joe Biden on Wednesday pitched his version of US-China relations to steelworkers in Pennsylvania — that Beijing isn't only failing to catch up, but struggling on its own.As he spoke at the US Steelworkers union headquarters in Pittsburgh, the president's hyperbolic rhetoric sounded almost Trump-esque."They've got a population that is more people in retirement than working," Biden said of China. "They're not importing anything. They're xenophobic. Nobody else coming in. They've got real...

  • Shōgun finale: Life is but "A Dream Of A Dream"

    Given the past few episodes, I was expecting more of a showstopper-style finale in which a bunch more characters would die, or maybe someone would seek some kind of retribution for Mariko’s death. But no. This is more of a denouement of an episode, a processing of things, and a subtle setting-up of the future to come for these characters. Oh, and Yabushige loses his goddamn mind—and head. But first, we’re greeted with the face of an elderly Blackthorne, lying supine and grunting in a big,...

  • ‘Shōgun’ Episode 10 Recap: “A Dream Of A Dream”

    “I don’t control the wind. I only study it.”

    • KTVZ

    7 moments of Asian American and Black American solidarity

    Stacker compiled a list of seven moments where Asian American and Black American solidarity paved the way for broad-stroke freedoms.

  • ‘Shōgun’ Finale Recap, Episode 10: ‘A Dream of a Dream’

    It's possible to view 'A Dream of a Dream' as anticlimax, but 'Shōgun' fans

  • NBC Does Another Bidenomics-Related Story With No Mention Of Biden or Bidenomics

    If you watch closely, a new theme is emerging among the corporate media: the publication of stories related to the economy which describe something that is worse now than four years ago due to Bidenomics, without ever mentioning President Biden or Bidenomics. The most recent example comes via NBC News in a report on the current advantages of renting versus home ownership. Watch the report in its entirety, as aired on NBC Nightly News on Monday, April 29th, 2024 (click “expand”): LESTER...

  • NBC Does Another Bidenomics-Related Story With No Mention Of Biden or Bidenomics

    If you watch closely, a new theme is emerging among the corporate media: the publication of stories related to the economy which describe something that is worse now than four years ago due to Bidenomics, without ever mentioning President Biden or Bidenomics. The most recent example comes via NBC News in a report on the current advantages of renting versus home ownership. Watch the report in its entirety, as aired on NBC Nightly News on Monday, April 29th, 2024 (click “expand”): LESTER...

  • Sonic Dream Team’s Second Content Update Is Now Live on Apple Arcade Bringing In the Sweet Dreams Zone, Ranked Badges, and More

    Earlier this week, I wrote about the second content update for SEGA’s Apple Arcade exclusive Sonic Dream Team () that … Continue reading "Sonic Dream Team’s Second Content Update Is Now Live on Apple Arcade Bringing In the Sweet Dreams Zone, Ranked Badges, and More"