The Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act, (PROMESA), just passed by the House of Representatives boasts it will take the island “from a path of destitution towards a path of prosperity. ” In reality, the House decided that debt-ridden Puerto Rico is simply too big to fail but what about the island’s bondholders, many of whom are regular Americans, saving for retirement.
Just when you thought the federal government, with the help of Congress, couldn’t waste any more money — take a look at the politics behind the $400 million cleanup of the West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton, Missouri.
Donald Trump may have swung the biggest, riskiest punch of the night, assailing Jeb Bush’s brother George’s foreign policy as president. Apparently, now that Trump is the frontrunner, embarrassing Jeb, it’s sacrosanct to criticize the former president.
Just in time for Black History Month, a black woman writing in the Huffington Post has advocated that the best way for Black Lives to Matter is for black women to abort their babies.
