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Report: Suburban poverty on the rise in the US
by sean
The face of American poverty is now a suburban one, according to new research from the Brookings Institution. Researchers found that the number of people living in poverty in the suburbs soared 64% between 2000 and 2010, more than twice the rate ...
Should the Koch Bros. buy the L.A. Times?
by tncdel
See: http://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2013/05/16/koch-bro...
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By Emily Alpert This post has been corrected, as indicated below. May 7, 2013 , 12:46 p.m. Gun crime has plunged in the United States since its peak in the middle of the 1990s, including gun killings, assaults...15 opinions2013/05/08 15:50:36
The LA Times have had polls on here for a while..but something stinks about them. You go to answer a question; and it shows these HUGE numbers; but yet you may see 50-100 questions from Sodahead and that's it.. Sorta try...53 votes2013/05/07 13:19:36
Out — “radical Islam.” In — “conservative Islam.” There may be no place in the earth for Tamerlan Tsarnaev . One of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects has been dead more than two weeks after a dramatic show...2 opinions2013/05/06 22:23:23
The dreaded evil Koch brothers, Charles Koch and David Koch, and I must say for full disclosure, I know them.. I've played golf with Charles. I know David Koch. I know their brother Bill. I know the Kochs and I can p...96 opinions2013/05/03 23:30:29
Part-timers to lose pay amid health act's new math Some workers are having their hours cut so employers won't have to cover them under Obamacare. But many will benefit from the healthcare law's premium subsidies and Medica...11 votes2013/05/02 18:44:39
Here is a fascinating look at our open-minded, objective, unbiased, not-at-all-liberal media: At a Los Angeles Times in-house awards ceremony last week, columnist Steve Lopez addressed the elephant in the room. Speaking ...15 opinions2013/05/01 00:19:33
China’s Got Jihadi Problems, Too – 21 Dead Apr 25, 2013 No Comments ›› spratico Excerpted from LA Times - In the deadliest ethnic violence in China since 2009, 21 people were killed in confrontations Tues...8 opinions2013/04/28 13:11:50
Any port in a storm”? “Love the one you’re with”? There are some people whose only requirement is friction, and I suppose it would be accurate to describe them as “pansexual,” although another suitable synonym would be “Te...41 opinions2013/04/27 19:48:46
Ben Affleck recently announced that he'll spend five days feeding himself on only $1.50 a day in support of the "Live Below the Line" campaign. But most people aren't as confident they can do it.356 opinions2013/04/25 22:00:00
A California appellate court recently ruled that it’s illegal to even look at your cell phone while driving -- and the majority of the public is not on board with the decision.185 opinions2013/04/11 21:00:00
Wait, you mean our borders aren’t “more secure than ever” ?? the LA Times : A sophisticated airborne radar system developed to track Taliban fighters planting roadside bombs in Afghanistan has found a new us...21 opinions2013/04/04 22:48:38
See: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-immigrat...31 opinions2013/04/02 17:50:56
Republicans are outraged over Obama’s 17 day Christmas vacation, but George W. Bush took at least 4 vacations that were longer than Obama’s including one scheduled for five weeks in August 2005. The right has been using...29 opinions2013/03/30 03:03:50
He was sentenced to 55 days in jail for a DUI conviction, but singer Bobby Brown served just 8 hours of that sentence before being released. The LA Times reports Brown is now wearing an electronic ankle bracelet. A spoke...7 opinions2013/03/22 10:34:59
Ever since President Obama's re-election back in November, the media hasn't stopped reporting about the ruffled course of the Republican party. So who's the future face of the GOP? Find out how the public voted.570 opinions2013/03/19 20:00:00
LA Times: University of California, Davis, psychologist Gregory Herek, an "expert on anti-gay prejudice," admits, "The nature vs. nurture debate really is passé. The debate," he said, "is not really an either/or debate in ...153 opinions2013/03/19 13:18:11
By 2015, the Pentagon plans to build 13 special groups to combat cybercrime. The decision was made due to the increasing number of hacker attacks on the U.S., including attacks on government sites, the Washington Post wrot...1 opinion2013/03/18 00:45:07
Pushing for illegal immigrants is the newest trend in convoluted way that liberals are trying to push to try and justify their outlandish opinions and discredit everyone else’s. One of their favorite ways is to claim that ...13 opinions2013/03/16 17:58:03