Following an interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson on the astrophysicist’s podcast, Star Talk, Edward Snowden has joined Twitter. Can you hear me now? — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) September 29, 2015 His account bio says in part that he “used to work for the government. Now I work for the public.” His […]
CNN has announced that five Democratic candidates have qualified for the first debate on October 13. Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley, Jim Webb, and Lincoln Chafee have all been invited to the debate. Lawrence Lessig, who recently announced his campaign finance-focused run, was not invited. Lessig has not been […]
American President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro will meet Tuesday at the United Nations. The White House announced the meeting on Sunday. Castro spoke to the UN Sustainable Development Summit on Saturday and praised the progress of the normalization of American-Cuban relations. However, he criticized the embargo, calling […]
A day after Pope Francis addressed a joint meeting of Congress, Speaker John Boehner announced that he will resign the Speakership and his Congressional seat in October. The move came as a surprise to political insiders and the Speaker said that he made the decision earlier that morning. Speaker Boehner […]
Former Governor Lincoln Chafee (D-RI) has proposed adding a new tax bracket for people making over $750,000. The tax rate for that bracket would be 45%. Currently, the highest tax bracket pays an initial rate of 39.6%. Chafee, who’s presidential run has failed to gain traction, is making a big […]
