Monthly Archives: June 2010

President Signs Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act

04/26/2010 Measure Will Provide Tax Credits For Hiring Unemployed Workers On March 18, President Barack obama signed into law the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act. The bill contains approximately $17.6 billion in tax credits to stimulate employment and contributes about $20 billion toward highway and transit infrastructure programs. The President stated that while … Continue reading

Six Discoveries That Science Cannot Explain

We like to feel superior to the people who lived centuries ago, what with their shitty mud huts and curing colds by drilling a hole in their skulls. But we have to give them credit: They left behind some artifacts that have left the smartest of modern scientists scratching their heads. For instance, you have … Continue reading

If California legalizes pot will D.C. follow?

If they aren’t already, elected officials in the District should be keeping close tabs on this year’s election in California. On Wednesday, advocates for legalizing marijuana officially secured enough signatures to put a referendum on the California ballot this November asking voters to legalize and tax pot. And, judging by recent legislation in the District, … Continue reading

Legalization of medicinal marijuana is the first step

If the Wisconsin legislature passes the Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act (Assembly bill 554, Senate bill 368), it will become legal for Wisconsinites to use the drug for medicinal purposes. But does this go far enough? Studies have shown that medicinal cannabis can help a number of illnesses: glaucoma, Tourette syndrome and Crohn’s disease, just … Continue reading

Political Robo Calls Are Delivered To Thousands Immediately

Robocalls  are pre-recorded phone messages that a candidateor political groups send before elections. Candidates hire robo call services that use autodialing technology capable of sending hundreds of calls immediately , thus the name “robo call,” or delivering messages robotically.  Content of the messages can vary, including soliciting endorsements at the polls, or responding to false accusations … Continue reading