Americans Now Worry About Out-Of-Control Power Bill Inflation Tens of millions of Americans are having trouble paying their power bills as residential electricity inflation continues to run rampant. The latest data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (February's print) shows that three out of every four major cities in the US had power prices rise for residential customers. "Food has been a worry, but now electricity is the worry," 75yo Alfredo De Avila told Bloomberg, adding,...
The ripple effects of Dobbs continue to emerge in unexpected places—and to threaten other civil liberties. Yesterday, Uganda’s constitutional court, the country’s second-highest judicial body, cited the US Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade in its ruling to uphold the majority of a sweeping anti-gay law that criminalizes homosexuality and same-sex marriage, and allows for […]
After years of intense deliberation, this bipartisan effort marks a crucial step toward enacting substantial federal privacy laws.
Perhaps Americans already have enough dog shampoo and fancy nut butter. That, at least, is one interpretation of a new poll, which finds lackluster interest in Meghan Markle's lifestyle brand.
Americans are down on the economy and believe the country is headed in the wrong direction. Yet the metrics of economic health are good, and our friends and rivals in Europe and Asia face more troubling prospects.
After a long, difficult winter of unpredictable weather, enjoy these few signs of better weather as the animals settle into spring.
The storyline revolves around the family of a boy named Tin Dung, whose parents are Kim Ngan and Tiet Kiem, with the guidance of ‘financial doctor’ Tien Huyen
A Wall Street Journal opinion piece by Sen. Mitt Romney regarding the demise of the No Labels political party initiative tells us as much about Romney, and why he failed to ever become a national leader, as it does about the failure of the No Labels effort. No Labels defined its mission “to support centrism and bipartisanship.” Romney defines this effort as seeking out the “sensible middle voices” in American politics. My view is that No Labels failed because of its very incorrect assumption...
A Wall Street Journal opinion piece by Sen. Mitt Romney regarding the demise of the No Labels political party initiative tells us as much about Romney, and why he failed to ever become a national leader, as it does about the failure of the No Labels effort. No Labels defined its mission “to support centrism and bipartisanship.” Romney defines this effort as seeking out the “sensible middle voices” in American politics. My view is that No Labels failed because of its very incorrect assumption...
The inflation hawks took March’s CPI as cause for celebration, inflation may not be dead yet. There is no doubt that it was a disappointing report for those hoping we could put the pandemic inflation behind us, but there still is not much basis for thinking the Fed needs to get out the nukes and start shooting big-time. More
The Sheffield Giants American Football Team are only days away from their first league fixture of the 2024 BAFA Division One North season and whilst the previous year’s 5-5 record - and 3 game winning streak to end on - was a huge success, the nature of the sport means that everything starts back at the beginning for the new season. The locally based Team, which trains at Hillsborough College and plays their home games at Norton Sports Park, have had a busy off-season of activity and whilst the...
Here's Why "America Is Broken" And People Are Worried The NY Times on Monday published an opinion piece by UPenn senior lecturer and Open Society Project senior fellow (!) Damon Linker titled "Why Is Biden Struggling? Because America Is Broken." And while it's more or less a recap of what ZeroHedge readers have known for years, the essay provides a sobering dose of reality for the "You should really watch Rachel Maddow" types. Seven months away from a rematch election pitting...