You won’t want to believe what a customer found in their Subway sandwich. NBC affiliate KWG reports: LINCOLN CITY, Ore. – People who got spinach on their sandwich or salad at a Subway restaurant in Lincoln City earlier this month may have unknowingly eaten food tainted by a dead rodent. But the state health department said…
By Lina Bryce Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says he raised $1.3 million during the four-hour long Democratic Debate on CNN Tuesday evening. He appears to have generated much excitement during the debate (drawing the most applause when he shouted “the American people are sick and tired of talking about your damn e-mail”), indicated by a sharp uptick in donations, according…
By Lina Bryce CNN’s Democratic Debate was filled with promises of the wealthy paying more taxes–and these candidates should know! These Democratic presidential hopefuls share a tax bracket with the wealthiest people in this country. A common tactic used by Democrats is to accuse Republicans of being the party of the wealthy, while lamenting that there is…
After months of scrutiny and calls from GOP lawmakers to defund Planned Parenthood, the women’s health organization has decided to make a change of policy. The Christian Science Monitor reports: After contentious videos were released suggesting Planned Parenthood officials received profits for fetal tissue, the organization announced Tuesday it will no longer accept reimbursements of…
Michael Bastasch Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush attacked former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for not taking a position on the Keystone XL pipeline until it was politically expedient. Clinton was criticized by opponent Martin O’Malley during the Democratic presidential debate for putting “out a lot of reversals on positions on Keystone and many other…
Andrew Follett The Sierra Club should start printing retractions (something they’ve been getting a lot of practice doing), because researchers from Yale University have concluded that hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, doesn’t contaminate drinking water! “[There is] no evidence of association with deeper brines or long-range migration of these compounds to the shallow aquifers” concludes the new study,…
Ivan Plis A new report alleges that the United Arab Emirates has tortured several foreigners in police custody without charge, including several U.S. nationals. The international organization Human Rights Watch claimed Tuesday that after their arrest in August and September 2014, a group of ten men faced “beatings, forced standing, and threats to rape, kill,…
Last night in the first Democratic debate, Hillary Clinton was asked how she would be different than President Obama rather than simply being an Obama “third term.” Hillary’s answer: “Well, I think that’s pretty obvious. I think being the first woman president would be quite a change from the presidents we’ve had up until this point,…
Bernie Sanders defended fellow Democrat and opponent for their party’s presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton, last night in the first Democratic debate of the 2016 election cycle. On the issue of Hillary Clinton’s private server and emails–which are the subject of an ongoing FBI investigation–Sanders had this to say: “Let me say something that may not be…
From Bankable Insight: South Park is known for pushing buttons and offending people as much as it is known for its hilarious social commentary. Often the show makes astute observations about social behavior or turns political or economics issues into comedic gold. Here are seven episodes that provide funny and insightful economic insight with links to…