Although you would expect American citizens to be enthusiastic about the economy picking up, it seems that the unemployment rate is no longer reflective of America’s mood. On Friday, reports showed that the jobless rate (which has been steadily declining) has dropped 5.8 percent. And compared to five years ago, when the unemployment rate was 10 percent, this gauge of economic strength is … [Read more...]
Midterm Races Fueled by Unprecedented Amounts of “Dark Money”
Campaign sponsoring is one thing, however, in Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race, which was crowded with attack ads from both sides, millions were spent by one specific group wanting to praise Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnel. This group wanted to pitch McConnel as the state’s coal industry’s friend all the while flaying his Democratic opponent for supporting “anti-coal” environmentalists. What … [Read more...]