Forget systematic racism and discrimination. Lazy men are to blame for poverty in the inner city. Which for House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) is totally a code word for men of color living in the inner city. During an appearance on Bill Bennett’s Morning in America to preview his upcoming legislative proposals for reforming America’s poverty programs, […]
So much for students eating a well-balanced meal to help them focus in class. Forty students at Uintah Elementary in Salt Lake City, Utah were in for a big (and cruel) surprise when they picked up their lunches…only to have them taken away from them and thrown away. Reason? Outstanding balances on their account. And not […]
So this amazing, wonderful thing happened. A wealthy Ohio developer decided to take 50 of Akron’s homeless to a gourmet four-course meal for his 42nd birthday. Wait. Is this the real Santa? Joel Testa, a developer and co-owner of a four-star Akron restaurant, asked his family and friends to raise money for the homeless instead […]
Mazel Tov! On Thursday, New Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously that same-sex marriage is legal, bringing the state into the group of 16 others and the District of Columbia that allow gay marriage. Read about it here…[NPR] Here’s more good news. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Democratic lawmakers have reached an agreement on the DREAM […]
The world is already referring to Pope Francis as the coolest and most progressive pope of all time (remember when he denounced the church’s obsession with abortion and gay marriage), but there may be evidence that he’s also a super-hero. According to sources who spoke with the Huffington Post, the pope dresses up at night […]
