Families Torn Apart: The High Cost of Immigration
Your children are taken from you. You’re not allowed to see or speak with them. They’re given to a new family and you’re sent back to a country you haven’t seen in years. When you try to reunite with your children, you’re told you must complete a number of classes, find a job, [...]
Jon Stewart Rips Ex-W.H. Press Sec. Robert Gibbs for Admitting He Lied On Secret Drone use by Obama Administration
Courtesy of Comedy Central Last night, Jon Stewart, cracked jokes on former White House Press Secretary’s Robert Gibbs’ admission that he lied about use of drones by the Obama administration. Mr. Gibbs told MSNBC that the Obama administration ordered him to avoid answering any questions on the use of drones. Mr. Gibbs is now a [...]
Apps to Help You Kick Bad Habits & Shape Up
No matter what your New Year’s resolutions were, there are plenty of apps out there to help you stick to them. And if you’ve fallen off the wagon, don’t despair. It’s never too late to start over and kick your bad habit once and for all, lose weight or shape up. Following are our favorite [...]
Are You Cut Out to Work from Home?
Marissa Mayer, the CEO of Yahoo, has the Internet ablaze with her memo to her “Yahoos,” published on All Things D, in which she states that as of June of 2013, all employees who were hired as telecommuters will instead be required to physically work in the Yahoo offices. Criticism of Mayer’s decision has been [...]
Phone Apps That Help Keep Your Kids Safe
Motherhood is without a doubt one of the most challenging and exhausting roles a woman will ever experience. Endless responsibilities can sometimes leave you feeling both physically and emotionally drained, especially with the challenges of keeping your children out of harm’s way. Our parents only needed to know where we were going when we left [...]
Senator McCain Gets Called Out on Immigration Flip Flop by GOP in Town Hall
During a town hall in Arizona, Senator John McCain (R-AZ), argued with disgruntled Republican audience members. Several audience members asked Sen. McCain why he hadn’t fulfilled his promise of strengthening security around the United States and Mexico border. Having changed his position on immigration, Sen. McCain is seen trying to substantiate his position for immigration [...]
Retirement Plans for Freelancers & the Self-Employed
If you’re a freelancer, an independent contractor, a sole proprietor, an independent consultant, or self-employed in any other way, saving for retirement can be a challenge. Since you don’t have an employer to motivate you, or match any personal contributions you make to a company-sponsored retirement savings plan, you’ll need to step up to the [...]
Tea Party Pans Latino Outreach
The Tea Party group that sponsored a prime-time response last week to President Obama’s State of the Union address is the latest group recognizing the power of the Latino vote. Officials with the Tea Party Express, the nation’s largest Tea Party political action committee, have been discussing their own Latino outreach, [...]
Undocumented Immigrants Are Still Struggling to Recover From Superstorm Sandy
STATEN ISLAND – Vanessa Ramos does her homework in the bathroom. Family dinner is served on a folded table, a checkered green cloth adding a homely feel. She jostles with eight others for television time, though adults have first-dibs because telenovelas rule. No more than two at a time are allowed [...]
Fun for Kids in San Francisco
San Francisco is a fun, family friendly city where you won’t need a car to get around. It has great public transportation, as much as San Franciscans may complain about it. You can get all around town on buses, metro, old fashioned trams and the beautiful cable cars, which even city dwellers use for fun. [...]
