JP Carroll The Venezuelan Supreme Court, stacked with judges appointed by the current Socialist government, denied the Conservative Party’s move to shorten the president’s term Monday. Conservative politicians who run Venezuela’s National Assembly have proposed an amendment to the Venezuelan Constitution to shorten the president’s term to four years from the current six. Venezuela has been…
By Blake Neff Britain’s single-payer health care system descended into chaos Tuesday as thousands of the country’s junior doctors went on strike over a pay dispute. Junior doctors (roughly the equivalent of medical residents in the U.S.) have had intermittent work stoppages over the last few months, but until now they kept working in critical…
The British steel industry has been at crisis point since last month, when Indian based company, Tata Steel, announced it’s plan to close down its plant in Port Talbot, Wales. With the prospect of 40,000 British steel workers suddenly losing their jobs; politicians, the media, and the public are all very understandably anxious. However, this…
Juliegrace Brufke Taxpayers in the United States said Obamacare risk corridors is the worst government mandate, according to Americans for Prosperity, a prominent conservative advocacy group. In honor of tax day, the organization created its “Taxpayer Madness bracket,” taking into account tens of thousands of votes to determine which mandates were were the biggest hinderance to the country. “After…
by Guy Bentley Feminist organizations and gender pay gap campaigners are once again peddling the statistically suspect claim that women are paid substantially less than men for the same work. Tuesday, April 12, has been dubbed Equal Pay Day because this day allegedly represents how far into the year women have to work to make as…
Venezuela Police State Takes Another Step Toward Totalitariansim by Lina Bryce Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in an effort to solve the nation’s energy crisis, recently announced that he would sign a law shortening the workweek for state workers for 60 days, even going as far as urging women to limit their use of hairdryers to only “special occasions.” According…
April 12th is Equal Pay Day, a day which marks when women have “caught up” to what men earned the previous year. This day is based on the oft-repeated statistic that women make 77 cents per every man’s dollar. Did you know that statistic only compares the median wages of all full-time male and female workers?…
By JP Carroll Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Saturday women should stop using hair dryers as to stymie the electricity shortages in a country with some of the world’s largest oil reserves. “I think a woman looks better when she runs her fingers through her hair and lets it dry naturally,” according to the bus driver turned president….
By Geoffrey Ingersoll Hundreds of thousands of food stamp recipients are expected to lose their benefits in April as work requirements steadily go back into effect in 22 states. The food stamp program has included work requirements since 1996, but many of these were waived in response to the great recession. Able-bodied adults without children are…
Texas nursing home caregivers are starting to migrate en masse away from their long-held positions and toward jobs in the fast food industry. Why? Well, according to Kron4 News: Texas has one of the lowest Medicaid reimbursement rates, which makes it difficult for nursing homes and service providers to offer competitive wages. “You know, you…