Just because it isn't said in polite company doesn't mean people aren't thinking it. A Home Office study has found that: 16% of people in England and Wales think it is acceptable for a man to beat his wife or girlfriend if she nags; 13% think it is acceptable for a man to beat his wife or girlfriend...

The popularity of LinkedIn has soared - the year over year growth is 200%, and the economy is the culprit. I’m seeing people on Twitter talking about their education, and looking for work, asking for leads. Facebook has seen growth as well, with people friending others, no matter how remote, i...

Obama Reboots Capitalism In the 1930s socialists and communists both spoke of nationalizing all major industries and abolishing private markets and the wage system. Today, it's impossible to find a left-leaning party anywhere that has such demands....

The Big Global Screw-up The Big Global Screw-up certainly exists, a massive global system-wide failure to understand the nature of the global financial and currency systems. So long as the political structure seeks to lay the blame for the current crisis on the private markets, the banks and the gre...

Thanks to Mick Gallagher. Refresher Course******* [This is written] just to clear up any misunderstandings. I thought I'd forward the Webster's New World Dictionary definitions of a few terms distorted and twisted by the wealthy owners of our public airwaves. Why would they do that? Because they are...

Personal responsibility? Obama says it, but if you can't pay your mortgage, your neighbors via the government will pay it for you. Can't afford health care? Don't worry, the government will pay for it. Banks and auto-companies can't make a buck? Nationalise them. Watch these traders react to Obama's...

Pajamas Media » Yes, John Edwards, There Are Indeed ‘Two Americas’ And after all, whether you believe the stimulus was an abysmal display of pork barrel, business-as-usual politics and non-transparency, or a bold first move by the new president, either argument will be moot if the stock market ...

Thanks Instapunk. THE AMERICANS WITH NO ABILITIES ACTWashington, DC - Congress is considering sweeping legislation that will provide new benefits for many Americans.The Americans With No Abilities Act (AWNAA) is being hailed as a major legislative goal by advocates of......

Thanks Instapunk . THE AMERICANS WITH NO ABILITIES ACT Washington, DC  - Congress is considering sweeping legislation that will provide new benefits for many Americans. The Americans With No Abilities Act (AWNAA) is being hailed as a major legislative goal by advocates of the millions of Ameri...

I love these little coincidences. This afternoon I was sitting in the final plenary at an international conference on community cohesion run by the British Council and iCoCo in Manchester. Just before Runnymede Trust director Rob Berkeley stood up to speak, an email from Communities and Local ...