Americans Overspend, Misunderstand Basic Financial Snapshot
Region: Pennsylvania
Our nation's current financial crisis was predicated on overspending--as a nation and as individuals. It comes as no surprise that a significant percentage of Americans lack a basic understanding of their finances: what their family is bringing home vs. what they're laying out. With lines of credit long and cash vaguely vanishing, many inquire each month, "Where does all my money go?" A new Web site, http://ww... more
Views: 1001Is America Brainwashed?
Region: Pennsylvania
Is America Brainwashed? I've got to ask because we seem like complete lackeys to the Federal Reserve, from the President on down, to the lowliest citizen roaming the streets. What is up with that! How does the Federal Reserve get away with garnishing income taxes from us but yet doesn't have to answer to the American public! Not even the president! And why haven't I heard or seen a mainstream news source explore the hi... more
Views: 2295America's Christian Greed
Region: Pennsylvania
For a nation that describes itself as Christian we sure are dedicated to our love of money. What is that verse again? The love of money is the root of all evil. Hmmmm... more
Views: 2168With Natural Gas Drilling Boom, Pennsylvania Faces an Onslaught of Wastewater
Region: Pennsylvania
The McKeesport Sewage Treatment Plant, one of nine plants on the Monongahela River that has treated wastewater from Marcellus Shale drilling operations. (Joaquin Sapien/ProPublica) Workers at a steel mill and a power plant were the first to notice something strange about the Monongahela River last summer. The water that U.S. Steel and Allegheny Energy used to power their plants contained so much salty sedi... more
Views: 2601Pennsylvania Orders Cabot Oil and Gas to Stop Fracturing in Troubled County
Region: PennsylvaniaA Cabot Oil & Gas sign in Susquehanna County, Pa., taken last February. (Abrahm Lustgarten/ProPublica) After three chemical spills [1] in the past nine days, and following a history of environmental problems over the last year [2] , Pennsylvania officials have ordered Cabot Oil and Gas, one of the most active natural gas companies in the state, to stop its hydraulic fracturing operations in Susquehanna C... more
Views: 1329Officer Clubs Woman on Bike at G20 Protests: Video
Region: Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH -- Police officers clubbed a woman and knocked her to the ground today amid protests at the G20 summit taking place in Pittsburgh. The entire incident was broadcast live on television. In the video, shown below, the young woman is jostled harshly twice by officers before she appears to "break," turning and throwing her bicycle at the police officer behind her. Immediately, the cop strikes her with hi... more
Views: 4277Dancing With Racist
Region: Pennsylvania
Denying that you are racist is the easy part. Jimmy Carter says that racism is involved in the movement against Obama's Presidency. Teabagging conservatives argue that it's not despite racist signage being brought to their protest and events. Conservatives say that racism is not behind guns having been brought to town hall meetings on health reform. But denying that you are racist is the easy part. Changing rac... more
Views: 1676Phillies Girl Throws Ball Back After Dad's Catch
Region: PennsylvaniaA girl at a Phillies game threw a ball back after her father Steve Monforto, a lifelong fan, caught a foul. The three-year-old 'Phillies girl,' Emily Monforto, was watching the game with her dad Steve when he caught the foul ball, and handed it to her affectionately. Without missing a beat, Emily threw the ball back over the partition, to everyone's shock. Watch the entire video of the exchange on MLB.com. Or ... more
Views: 3080The American Ponzi: Can we face the truth about our credit based economy?
Region: Pennsylvania
What happens when the same hand that feeds you strikes you down? What do you do in response? It seems that America is trying to answer these questions... WITHOUT answering these questions when it comes to our Credit Based Money System. Our unwillingness to be more direct and open about the scope of our economic crisis may end up causing us more harm than good. God Bless America. I figured everyone could benefi... more
Views: 1923New Freebie Social Network Creating A Massive BUZZ
Region: PennsylvaniaLockerz.com is a new all in one social networking site that has been creating a lot of buzz of late and is one of the fastest growing sites I've ever seen. It's been featured on other social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter and plenty of forums. The site hasn't even fully launched yet and it's been receiving an influx of frenzied members. It is set to launch on October 15th, 2009 and as of right n... more
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