A current theme among right-wing politicians today is that there needs to be more 'fiscal responsibility'. They go around trumpeting numbers and telling you that all government spending is bad, and act as though the government has never done anything right. They want...
As you know, Haiti was hit by a devastating earthquake last week that destroyed much of the country. To exacerbate things, Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere; a fact that the media has picked up on. Despite it's recent history, though, Haiti actually...
The late 19th century was a pivotal time in American history, and is remembered as a time of prosperity and expansion despite the fact that the Civil War had just devastated the country. On the contrary, it was a contentious time period, with struggles between the rich...
A lot has been made about the actions that the Federal Reserve could have/should have made to ensure the economy did not almost implode. Since the near-collapse of the financial sector, there's been even more scrutiny about the role of the Federal Reserve in giving preferential...
[caption id="attachment_2089" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Construction worker with Chrysler Building in background"] [/caption] The stock market crash of 1929 precipitated the Great Depression, and was the most devastating stock market crash in U.S. history...
Nickname: The Golden State Date Ratified: September 9, 1850 (31st) Capital: Sacramento [caption id="attachment_1979" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of California"] [/caption] California is the most populous state in the United States, and has been since...
[caption id="attachment_826" align="alignleft" width="166" caption="FDR signing the bill"] [/caption] In light of the current economic situation I thought I'd try to put people's minds at ease to let them know that this is not a new Great Depression. Never mind the...
