On Friday, the Obama- and Clinton-allied Center for American Progress finally revealed its long-sought corporate donor list after heavy pressure arising from CAP’s quasi-lobbying history. That scrutiny ratcheted up following the announcement that CAP founder John Podesta would be formally
By now, if you have heard about Sarah Palin’s new book, Good Tidings and Great Joy: Protecting the Heart of Christmas, good chances are that you have read it too. Yet, according to Kevin Scholla, Breitbart contributor, who has been
Janet Yellen will be our new Fed chair in 2014, replacing the departing Ben Bernanke. Let me just start by saying that I have never had any dealings with Janet Yellen, nor do I know anyone who has. My conclusions,
Vice.com’s Charles Davis takes a brutal look at the hypocrisy of a left-wing media that privately exploits its own unpaid interns while publicly championing a “living wage” and trashing retailers like Walmart. Even if you don’t agree with Davis that
The push for a nationwide thunderous protest by Walmart employees against their employer on Black Friday turned out to be no more than a tiny drizzle. Walmart estimated the number of its employees protesting nationwide at 20. The activist group
I worked in retail throughout my time in college and am a veteran of multiple Black Fridays. I do not envy those who worked today or had to spend time away from their friends and families yesterday on Thanksgiving. Retail
A woman and a little girl were trampled and injured during a Black Friday frenzy at the local Walmart in New Boston, Ohio, officials say. According to Portsmouth Ambulance crew person Judy Boggs, a little girl was sent to the
All this talk of Wal-Mart not paying its employees a ‘living wage,’ caused me to do that oft-overlooked burdensome task of… a quick Google search. The average salary of a full-time worker at Wal-Mart (and full-time is the what we
As a believer in capitalism and liberty, I understand Walmart’s desire to squeeze as much money out of the Christmas shopping season as possible. But if we don’t want to invite government control, we have to be able to police
“Black Friday” sales began early this year, with many retailers opening on Thanksgiving, and lines forming outside many others. Earlier sales meant earlier brawls, with a fight breaking out at a Rialto, California Wal-Mart at 6:45 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day,
As retail stores try to get a jumpstart on “Black Friday” by opening on Thanksgiving for “Black Thursday,” encouraging Americans to spend time away from their families to rapidly seek deals while forcing employees to work, consumers are lashing out
When former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin went to Wausau, Wisconsin on Thursday, the whole city sold out of her new book, Good Tidings and Great Joy: Protecting the Heart of Christmas. Palin held a book signing at the local Walmart, where a
In yet another waste of taxpayer money, the giant welfare queen known as PBS has renewed “Tavis Smiley” for two more years, through 2015. The announcement was made Thursday by Beth Hoppe, PBS’ chief programming executive and general manager of
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant purchased Playstation 4 consoles for those waiting in line to purchase them at his local Wal-Mart in Dallas during the midnight release of the long-awaited PS4 on Friday morning. They took to Twitter to
In response to Black Thursday: Even More Retailers to Open for Sales on Thanksgiving: I couldn’t agree more. I have always loathed Thanksgiving because there was never anything to do outside of sitting on the couch, stuffing my face, and
Walmart’s President and CEO Bill Simon wrote in an op-ed for Yahoo Finance that U.S. military veterans are having trouble finding work when they return home, and that his company would be happy to help them find jobs at Walmart. “As more than
Over fifty union activists were arrested by outside a new Walmart in Chinatown in Los Angeles on Thursday evening during a protest for higher wages against “the unequal distribution of wealth.” Similar protests have been taking place around the nation–almost
The Labor Department reported the economy created 204,000 jobs in October after adding 163,000 jobs the prior month. This is much better than was expected but still well below what is needed to bring unemployment down to acceptable levels.
The Advocate reports that the Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal’s office will cancel food stamp benefits for anyone who participated in a fraud and shopping spree catalyzed by an EBT malfunction. More than 12,000 people were sent an insufficient funds notice
The day’s top picks in social media and technology for 11/6: CIO at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services resigns; Walmart website glitch accidentally slashes prices; social engineering experiment penetrates govt agency; Twitter’s top retweets: there’s a lot of noise
Walmart bags 18% of all food stamp outlays for an estimated $14 billion in taxpayer dollars, a Wall Street Journal report finds. The Journal says retailers and grocers are nervous that their profits will lag as a temporary food stamp
We are going to punish our enemies and we’re gonna reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to us. -President Barack Obama, October 2010 The Obama Justice Department has increased Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement
Loss prevention employees at an Antelope Walmart are being credited for helping deputies arrest three suspects and take down a marijuana grow house.
21 year old Chad Henderson has rocketed to fame over the past few days as the only known person to have successfully signed up for Obamacare. The mainstream media has trumpeted his story at every opportunity. As it turns out,
Lakim Faust, 23, has been indicted by a North Carolina grand jury after shooting four people in June, who he reportedly targeted specifically because they were white. His intention was to “inflict mass causalities,” according to reports. According to WRAL.com, a
(AP) ‘Hiccup Girl’ on trial on murder charge in FloridaBy TAMARA LUSHAssociated PressCLEARWATER, Fla.A Florida woman who appeared on several national television programs as a teen because of her uncontrollable hiccupping went on trial on a murder charge on Tuesday.
According to economist Howard Davidowitz, the American economy’s dismal state is obvious from the declining profits of Walmart. Walmart, a bellweather for consumption, reported earnings of $1.24 a share, as opposed to $1.25 per share. That may sound like a
The Daily Beast reports that Walmart is a little tired of being criticized over how much it pays its employees, especially by news outlets that regularly use no-wage or low-wage interns. In an open letter to Walmart, the left-leaning Nation
A demonstrator leading a protest against the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin on Monday wore a t-shirt emblazoned with antisemitic language, as seen in a news broadcast by KTLA-5 of Los Angeles, and featured at
By RAQUEL MARIA DILLONAssociated PressLOS ANGELESProtesters ran through Los Angeles streets, stopping traffic, breaking windows and at one point raiding a Wal-Mart store, and a major freeway was blocked in the San Francisco Bay Area in the third night of
Washington D.C. is in desperate need of entry-level jobs and mega retailer Wal-Mart was ready to bring hundreds of such jobs to the Nation’s Capitol. But the city council decided to force a “living wage” requirement on the company despite
Employers across the country are complaining about the impacts of Obamacare on their businesses, with many slashing employees in order to comply with the dictates of the program. Writing teacher Clint Benjamin, who normally works for the Community College of
NORTH HUNTINGDON, Pa – A woman got more than she bargained for when she discovered a 3 1/2 foot orange and white snake in a bag of potatoes she bought from a local Walmart store. Bonnie Raygor was preparing dinner
You think carrying The State’s water is easy work? Think again, my friends. A study of 900 journalists done by the University of Kansas found that a full 22% of television journalists were facing burnout. Why, one morning show host
The Amazon description gets it wrong. There are not two discs in this handsome 10-film collection, there are 10 discs, and two of the films, “My Darling Clementine” and “The Grapes of Wrath,” are dual-sided with terrific extras. “Clementine” includes
Andrew Stuttaford at National Review highlights an interesting report on The Center for American Progress (CAP), the progressive think tank most closely associated with President Obama’s administration. Among other things, they publish the progressive blog Think Progress. CAP is partly
In 2002 the celebrated indie film movement was coming to an end. After a pretty remarkable run that lasted about a decade, these smaller-budgeted, highly original personal films driven by a single vision were about to lapse into self-parody (from
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka attacked President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden for lauding Walmart’s decision to hire honorably discharged veterans. “Walmart’s recent announcement of a plan to hire returning honorably discharged veterans is more about public relations than
In a 69-27 vote, the Senate on Monday passed its Internet sales tax bill. The bill now moves to the House, where it faces a tougher road to passage. Conservatives and Republicans are split on the issue. Rep. Paul Ryan
Former GOP Vice Presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) says he believes the “concept” of an Internet tax is correct but that “it’s got to be done the right way.” In an email to The Hill, Ryan said, “I think
