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Photo c/o The Nib Writer and Journalist Jonathan Chait thinks the police are out of control... the language police that is. He sets out to police the word cops in a recent article "how the language p...
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We are all familiar with the game of Dominoes. In this board game one small piece can have a knock on effect. When one falls, scores of others can fall with it. Today many fear the little country of Greece may be such a...
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"Like books and black lives, albums still matter." Prince spoke these words as he introduced the Album of the Year award at this year's Grammys. For a show that typically thrives on a healthy amount of scandal, th...
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It has been exactly a year since USDemocrazy published this article on the uptick of infectious diseases in the United States. It looks like things remain unhappy... even The Happiest Place on Earth has been afffe...
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Welcome one and all to today's game of Geopolitical UltraChess! For a special treat, this round will be played in the world's newest nation, South Sudan. Let's take a look: THE BOARD: South Sudan is an Afri...
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Sometimes, it pays to talk. An articulate young New Yorker by the name of Vidal learned this last month when he made big bucks after speaking to the photographer from the immensely popular " Humans of New York " photo blog. Th...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi"Netanyahu is no stranger to criticism and outcry. But even the testy Netanyahu may have gone a step too far this time. The Israeli prime minister recently announced his intent...
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If you were like any of the millions of listeners who tuned into the weekly podcast Serial, you probably heard of the recent news- Adnan Syed will be allowed to appeal his conviction. Brief background for those of you who ...
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For many people, especially young adults and teens, owning the newest gadget is the embodiment of cool. The newest phone is cool, the newest tablet is cool , the newest train is cool....train? Recently, transi...
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One trillion dollars and rising. That's a big number and it belongs to poor college students. In 2012, 70% of graduating students had loan debt at an average of $28,400. One source of the problem is the cost...
