Want to Track the US Congress?

What is Congress up to? What kinds of bills are trying to be pushed through, how long have they been active, and what are the fine lines in the bills? These are all great questions of the active citizen out to inform him or herself. The news, the slogans, and the politicians may not speak verbatim truth about certain bills. And in order to gather the most accurate information in what one finds important, here is another resource that is unbiased. It may not be entertaining as the news channels offer, or as teeming with pathos in a politician’s speech, …

What Caused the Economic Crisis

wall_street-225x168 What Caused the Economic CrisisThe Wall Street and economic crisis that the US is facing right now was predicted and expected to happen. You might ask “well then why was it not stopped ahead of time?”. And the answer I have to say to that is, because they started it.

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

In 1999 the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act was brought to congress and was shoved through legislation by republicans and democrats alike. In fact it was signed by Bill Clinton himself. What this act basically did was set the stage for our …

Iran: what are we just stupid?

Sunrise PhotographyImagine the day has come for the big announcement. Troops are on the border. The planes are in the air. The ships are just off the coast. It is today those of us from a county comprised of peace-loving citizens attacks another county on frivolous grounds. No it’s not the Iraqi’s we are after, it’s the Iranians. What could we hope to accomplish besides more death and turmoil?

Let’s dive into the minds of the great policy makers of this country. Not the president or the congress or even the senate, no no …