There Is A Jobs Deficit Crisis And Not A Skills Deficit Crisis Unemployment levels hit 9.6% in December of 2010 and underemployment reached 19%. The economy is the story of the day. The Dollars And Sense article sums it up skillfully – the real crisis is a “jobs deficit” and not a “skills deficit” as [...]

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2009 PISA Reading Literacy Highlights PISA measures 15-year-old students every 3 years. The students were tested in 2009, and the next assessment will be in 2012. In 2009, out of the three categories (reading, mathematics, and science), reading was the main focus this time. PISA tests were administered between September and October of 2009. There were [...]

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The Employee Free Choice Act Could Become An Option Wal-Mart, the biggest employer of the United States, has received much criticism for its poor employee relations. The Greatest Recession has amplified those allegations, and even brought numerous lawsuits into the bigger picture. But Wal-Mart isn’t the only company breaking hourly wage laws. If you invest a [...]

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The Liberal Nature Of The Media Our basis for the argument, or theory that is being proposed, is the liberal nature of journalism and the “free” press in the United States. The question always arises, “Is the mainstream media too liberal?” But before we get into a heated debate about Fox News versus MSNBC or [...]

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Should “Fatties” Get a Room? (Even on TV?) First of all, I have empathy for anyone with a health problem, whether it be obesity, anorexia, or whatever the case may be. People are cognizant of their complications and are often are a bit testy when presented with any form of ridicule. But I just couldn’t [...]

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Allowance Of The Plutocracy Agenda Our lady liberty masquerades as liberty, but in reality she dons the robe of plutocracy. Has the public finally witnessed the nakedness of lady liberty? The emperor has no clothes. Just what is plutocracy? Plutocracy bears a twofold message – number one reveals a concept of an historical nature; number two [...]

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The Trust Deficit Grows Exponentially The word is out. Choose your own poll. Phone a friend. Gaze from your own porch. Whatever you decide to think about today, the vote is in that you, not unlike millions of others have lost trust in today’s mainstream media. But that isn’t necessarily a bad thing either. Distrust In [...]

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Millionaire Pays 17.7%, Secretary Pays 30% Is it a real secret that the United States has a regressive tax system? Does the problem originate in the Democratic Party or the Republican Party? Is this a system that has taken a century to perfect? Will this indiscretion gain respect with the world as the curtain falls, [...]

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No Country Should Be Left Behind Why does my child’s homework keep getting harder and harder? Why are the education standards set so high? Kids should have a social life also. Shouldn’t they? The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a worldwide evaluation of 15-year-old school children’s scholastic performance, performed first in 2000 and repeated [...]

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Connecting The Dots Between The Blue Spots I have been aware about Congenital dermal melanocytosis, or commonly called Mongolian spot for some time now. I am fascinated by this and I’m curious to know just as to how many other people are aware of Mongolian spot. Were you aware? Mongolian spot is most prevalent among Mongolians, East [...]

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