R.I.P., GOP

The writing is on the wall for the Republican Party, and it spells the end not only of the GOP as we have known it but of the two-party system on which the American plutocracy has for so long depended. The candidacy of Donald Trump is only the immediate cause of the demise of “the


Barber Cuts Hair And Prices For Kids Who Read Aloud in His Chair

A barbershop in Ypsilanti, Michigan is spreading some much-appreciated goodwill throughout Washtenaw County by offering discounts on haircuts to any child who reads aloud while getting clipped. With a wide selection of books to choose from in the shop, all of which depict positive stories and images of African-Americans, the Fuller Cut is making a


Changed For Good: Inmates Reunite With Dogs They Helped Train

The Welfare for Animals Guild (WAG) in Sequim, Washington recently reunited several dogs once deemed “un-adoptable” with the Clallam Bay Corrections Center (CBCC) inmates who helped train and rehabilitate them; it had been five years since they last saw each other. It was a happy event for everyone involved, including the dogs, whose exuberance over




California Dental Clinic Puts 30 Children in Hospital

The Children’s Dental Group of Anaheim, located in Orange County, California, is responsible for sending 30 children to the hospital recently after using tainted water during routine dental procedures. It is estimated hundreds more children remain at risk after having received treatment at the dental office. One such patient, 7-year-old Mimi Morales, had to undergo


Connecticut Plane Crash Under Investigation by FBI

On Tuesday, October 11, a Piper PA 34 twin-engine plane crashed on Main Street in East Hartford, Connecticut, killing one and inuring another. The plane hit a utility pole near a Pratt & Whitney factory, which manufactures jet engines for military, commercial and other broad-spectrum aircrafts across the globe. As such, the crash is now


Mylan to Pay $465 Million for Overcharging Medicaid

EpiPen maker Mylan, Inc. has been ripping off Medicare and Medicaid for years but is only now being held accountable for their unethical, unprofessional and deceitful practices; the company has agreed to pay the government $465 million for having overcharged both insurance providers by classifying their drug as “generic,” thus reducing their percentage of the



Send in the Clowns

Beginning last August, a wave of creepy clowns swept the collective consciousness. The first few examples were but a trickle: mysterious sightings in Green Bay, Wisconsin, that ended up being a marketing ploy, an incident in Greenville, South Carolina, where clowns tried to lure children and adults into the woods. Perhaps these events inspired others