Bowie was making a satire...we all know that priests tend toward pedophilia.

McDonald's is doing something positive. They can reward Ramsey in whatever way they deem appropriate. Some writers refuse to let any good deed go unpunished.

The greatest amount of cash leaves our nation in two ways. One, it is deposited in offshore accounts (estimates are that between 25 and 35 trillion dollars are held offshore to avoid taxes). Two, it leaves as part of the trade imbalance that causes our nation to take in much less than it sends to China, India, etc.  ...more

No one in their right mind would support these republicans.  GaGa shows good sense.

Before Reagan, the US government pumped money into research and development. That money has been eliminated by tax cuts. We are still the lowest taxed nation in the industrialized world. R&D should have enabled American corporations to capitalize off of green technology such as lithium batteries for electric and hybrid...more

The "global economy" is just another name for centralized capitalism. A few big cartels own most of everything and they move the jobs to the cheapest, educated population. They reap the majority of the benefits while gutting older, prosperous nations by moving manufacturing to cheap labor hubs. None of this is in Ameri...more

Religion seems to make people stupid or is it the other way around?

Guns are the problem. Putting them in schools isn't going to help. Pat Tillman was shot and killed by his own American soldiers. They were well trained and motivated. Those professionals got it wrong. Why would any sane person think that arming janitors will help?

What happens when one of the janitors starts shooting kids?