Jerry Brown loves prisons
California Proposition 30 was originally approved as a crucial step towards fixing our financially drained public educational system by funding schools with newly implemented taxes. As of this fall,...
View ArticlePurchasers are not to blame
As the holidays are approaching, so are the overwhelming feelings of consumerism, as everyone goes sale-crazy and buys everything in sight. For anyone who happens to work in retail or any service that...
View ArticleDon’t get mad at the cashier
In most businesses, if not all, there is one mutual agreement: the customer is always right. Even when they yell at an employee and cause a scene in public, is the customer still right? A manager will...
View ArticleSome customers are just awful
From early November through the final hours of New Year’s Day, retail stores and restaurants are about to endure their chaotic surge in customer traffic and increased profits from said traffic surge....
View ArticlePatient Protection and Affordable Care Act
The era of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as “Obamacare,” began Oct. 1. That’s when Americans without health insurance, some 48 million, can began to sign up for...
View ArticleMinimum wage is not enough
Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King died fighting against the oppression of workers. He was working on The Poor People’s Campaign; a campaign demanding economic and human rights for all, regardless of...
View ArticleBig Brother goes too far
Before an American makes a post on their Facebook wall, they may have to consider how the material of the post would look in the eyes of Big Brother. The National Security Agency is an American...
View ArticleRehabilitation over jail time
Governor Jerry Brown recently denied a bill that would allow charges such as simple drug possession to be treated as a misdemeanor as opposed to a felony. Around 10,000 people a year are convicted of...
View ArticleShould we hear about Snowden? — Media blackouts do more harm then good
“Every time you pick up a phone, dial a number, write an email, make a purchase, travel on the bus carrying a cell phone, swipe a card somewhere, you leave a trace, and the government has decided that...
View ArticleShould we hear about Snowden? — Press is right to ignore Snowden’s leaks
Events of the last 15 years have delivered challenges and opportunities. The National Security Administration (NSA) has responded through the mass surveillance that prompted Edward Snowden’s actions...
View ArticlePurchasers are not to blame
As the holidays are approaching, so are the overwhelming feelings of consumerism, as everyone goes sale-crazy and buys everything in sight. For anyone who happens to work in retail or any service that...
View ArticleDon’t get mad at the cashier
In most businesses, if not all, there is one mutual agreement: the customer is always right. Even when they yell at an employee and cause a scene in public, is the customer still right? A manager will...
View ArticleSome customers are just awful
From early November through the final hours of New Year’s Day, retail stores and restaurants are about to endure their chaotic surge in customer traffic and increased profits from said traffic surge....
View ArticlePatient Protection and Affordable Care Act
The era of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as “Obamacare,” began Oct. 1. That’s when Americans without health insurance, some 48 million, can began to sign up for...
View ArticleMinimum wage is not enough
Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King died fighting against the oppression of workers. He was working on The Poor People’s Campaign; a campaign demanding economic and human rights for all, regardless of...
View ArticleBig Brother goes too far
Before an American makes a post on their Facebook wall, they may have to consider how the material of the post would look in the eyes of Big Brother. The National Security Agency is an American...
View ArticleRehabilitation over jail time
Governor Jerry Brown recently denied a bill that would allow charges such as simple drug possession to be treated as a misdemeanor as opposed to a felony. Around 10,000 people a year are convicted of...
View ArticleShould we hear about Snowden? — Media blackouts do more harm then good
“Every time you pick up a phone, dial a number, write an email, make a purchase, travel on the bus carrying a cell phone, swipe a card somewhere, you leave a trace, and the government has decided that...
View ArticleShould we hear about Snowden? — Press is right to ignore Snowden’s leaks
Events of the last 15 years have delivered challenges and opportunities. The National Security Administration (NSA) has responded through the mass surveillance that prompted Edward Snowden’s actions...
View ArticleMTS eases access with mobile ticketing app
Feb. 28, 2018 As the No. 7 bus approaches the B Street stop, its display flashes the warning to riders, HAVE FARE READY. While most riders prepare to board as usual by pulling out their wallets, some...
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