Thanks to left-wing Hollywood’s never-ending greed when it comes to chasing the corporate welfare of overseas tax incentives, The Los Angeles Times reports that, since 2007, total earnings for Los Angeles-based musicians have collapsed 50%. The number of movie scoring
For more than a decade, the Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York (ROC-NY) has been at the vanguard of labor’s new strategy to reverse decades of declining membership. Organized as a 501 (c)3 non-profit, rather than as a traditional labor
Historically, there were two ways to get rich: hard work and inheritance, apart from hitting the jackpot or robbing a bank of course. Now, in a world of ethically challenged public servants, there is another way – public service. Inheritance,
In a piece published today, the Washington Post editorial board says the problem at the VA is the same problem experienced within other parts of the government: a stagnant bureaucracy protected by political favoritism. As the editorial board notes, the
Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg received much media attention in 2010 when he announced his plan on Oprah to give $100 million to help Newark, New Jersey’s failing public schools. However, as observed by Dale Russakoff in the New Yorker, four years
Ten California school teachers and an education associate are challenging the state’s law that requires all public employees to join and support a union as a condition of employment. Rebecca Friedrichs and her co-plaintiffs filed a federal lawsuit, Friedrichs v. California
NEW YORK (AP) — Visa and MasterCard are renewing a push to speed the adoption of microchips into U.S. credit and debit cards in the wake of recent high-profile data breaches, including this week’s revelation that hackers stole consumer data
California’s public school districts may be hit hard financially as state officials consider moving funds into the retirement fund for teachers. Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing to pour money into the California State Teachers’ Retirement System, which would trigger schools
British taxpayer money is funding ‘anti-racism’ groups which actively campaign against British political parties, Breitbart London can exclusively reveal, and has handed nearly half a million pounds of taxpayer money to one group with far-left links and a strong and
Education has become a major issue in the governor’s race, with six months to go. The differing approaches unveiled by the two major candidates for governor tell us a lot. An examination of Democratic state Sen. Wendy Davis’ education reform proposal
A senior MP has warned that the murky world of All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) in Westminster “are the next big scandal waiting to happen”. Labour’s Graham Allen is concerned at the sheer number that have been set-up recently, and
Former Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-OH) appears to be making good on his vows to “crush” the Tea Party. A longtime ally of Speaker John Boehner, LaTourette is a driving force behind the outside national groups that have spent more than
A failing NHS hospital has been voted the best for patient care just two years after it was taken over by a private company. Hinchingbrooke, was described as a ‘basket case’ after running up debts of £40million, and failing to
It’s Texas teacher climate survey season compliments of Rep. MikeVillarreal (D-San Antonio) and the 83rd Legislature that pushed through HouseBill 2012 in 2013. The law requires the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to “developan online teaching and learning conditions survey to be administered statewidebiennially to
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss voters overwhelmingly rejected a referendum proposal Sunday to create the world’s highest minimum wage, according to Swiss TV projections. The idea of creating the world’s highest minimum wage of 22 Swiss francs ($24.70) per hour was
![Brown Signs Bill to Prevent "Dark [Conservative] Money" in CA Elections](http://cdn.breitbart.com/mediaserver/Breitbart/Breitbart-California/2014/California/Politicians/Governor-Candidates/jerry-brown-signature-ap.jpg "Brown Signs Bill to Prevent \"Dark [Conservative] Money\" in CA Elections")
On Wednesday, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a measure that would prevent nonprofit organizations from donating funds anonymously to state campaigns. Called “dark money,” the funds were targeted after a number of conservative nonprofits from Arizona donated $15 million
It appears the Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) could use a better filing system. A new Government Accountability Office investigation released Thursday found the agency had no documentation at all for millions of dollars worth of
SOMA, Turkey (AP) — Rescue teams recovered eight more victims of Turkey’s worst mining accident on Thursday, raising the death toll to 282 in a disaster which has thrown Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s presidential ambitions off stride. Although 363
“Think tank…” For the average American, the phrase likely conjures up a range of thoughts, from a vague wrinkle of the brow to a silent muse lines along the lines of a classic Jerry Seinfeld sketch, “It’s a tank. To
HOUSTON, Texas–Attorney General candidate and former AFL-CIO union group lobbyist Dan Branch came under increased fire for a campaign ad he recently televised. The ad appears to somewhat deceptively attempt to give viewers the impression that the entire ad itself
Former Obama Chief of Staff and current Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is running for re-election in the Windy City. But if new polls are any indication, his popularity rating has fallen through the floor. A new poll published by the
Open Secrets reports that outside groups, generally political parties, corporations and unions, have independently spent $88,868,421 so far in 2014 on the upcoming mid-term elections according to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). The figures do not require complete or immediate
In the real world, where decency and accountability mean something, you will find yourself fired for a lot less than physically assaulting a co-worker. In the dual-Bizarro world of Hollywood and unions, no one is fired over a rash of
DENVER (AP) — Frustrated by the cash-heavy aspect of its new marijuana industry, Colorado is trying a long-shot bid to create a world financial system devoted to the pot business. But Colorado’s plan to move the weed industry away from
In a man on the street report, CBS San Francisco’s Betty Yu interviewed residents about the President Barack Obama’s upcoming visit to a local Walmart to discuss energy efficiency. Yu reported labor unions will be protesting the presidential visit. Follow
