Can Social Media Save the Green Party?
By Tom Rowsell The UK general elections are only a couple of weeks away and the future of Natalie Bennett’s eco friendly party is uncertain. The Greens have had a rough time in the mainstream media recently. They have been fending off criticism that their citizen’s...Solving the Problem of Homelessness Among Veterans
The federal government has long held the goal of ending veteran homelessness by the end of 2015. For those of you who are keeping track, that’s just a little over a year away (or less than a year depending on when you read this). Nobody’s doubting the nobility of the...
California, Kentucky Move Toward Online Gaming
The past several weeks have brought with them a steady stream of news related to states in the U.S. moving toward some form of online gambling. In particular, California and Kentucky are taking steps in securing a web-based gambling initiative within their borders,...Banking Reform in the USA
Between President Obama’s ineffectual proposals and Mitt Romney’s loving embrace, bankers have little to fear from either administration, and that leaves America on perilously thin economic ice. Neil Barofsky, former special inspector general in charge of policing TARP, the bailout’s Troubled Asset and Relief Plan, discusses the critical need to tackle banking reform and avoid another financial meltdown.