It seems that each time Americans turn on the television, pick up a newspaper, log on to an internet news site, or tune into a radio newscast they are bombarded with sex scandals involving the Nation’s politicians. Politician’s private lives have been pried open by the news media and every tiny detail is picked out ...
In 2012, 33 senate races will be contested. Some look like landslides, some look closer. In this article, I look at the ones that appear to be landslides (in alphabetical order) California senate race 2012 California is a reliably Democratic state in both national and senatorial elections, although they did elect a Republican governor. In ...
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act was written into law in 1970 as a part of the Omnibus Crime Control Act. The RICO act was designed to be a tool against the growing and very powerful Mafia enterprise. When the act was originally passed, however, it took law enforcement agencies nearly 10 years ...
Social class in the United States, it is certainly an undeniable fact of life in America since its beginning. I have chosen to write about this topic, because I feel like I have the most knowledge to write on it. The main sign of Social Class in America today, is the noticeable levels of Stratification ...
Showing your support for a cause by wearing colored ribbons is all the rage these last few years. With ribbons, concerned citizens can literally wear their causes on their sleeve. This is both a blessing and a curse. After all, with so many different ribbons in every color and hue, things can get quite confusing. ...
The original Article, “A Short History of Impeachment,” can be found here. In the United States, the Constitution explains the procedures for impeaching public officials in Article I, Sections 2 and 3, and causes for impeachment in Article II, Section 4. Such causes include treason and bribery, among other “high crimes and misdemeanors. The procedure ...
COMMENTARY| Rush Limbaugh is known for making controversial comments, but of course that’s probably why he makes the big bucks. In March, when the radio talk show host launched the vicious attack on young female law student, Sandra Fluke, after she had boldly spoken up for women’s rights, calling her a slut and a prostitute, ...
I have always been fascinated by the disparity between liberals and conservatives, particularly as witnessed in the last electoral cycle. The contrast is as sharp as black and white. It’s as if two different races of people occupy the land with totally different perspectives and values. I’m not sure why this is, but I want ...
Socialism is a term that was coined in the late eighteenth century. Robert Owen and Henri De Saint Simon were the first to use and introduce this term in order to bring an understanding of another economic system. This modern concept was viewed by Robert Owen and Henri De Saint Simon as an economic Utopian ...
The basis behind Marxism-Leninism is that people have to make the communist revolutions happen with the purpose of directing toward communism. In order to do that, they have to energize people, especially peasants to be more effective in production and also impulse the development of industry by making factories, modern means of production… For that ...
