In 2008 candidates exploded onto the social media scene with Facebook pages, Twitter accounts, and blogs. The election became an event which involved and interacted with voters, instead of a story they watch passively on the news. The 2012 election promises to continue the social media trend.
Political polarization is the highest it's been in the last 25 years, Pew Research Center pointed out yesterday, with Americans increasingly divided on key election issues going into the November election. In 1987, the partisan gap was at 10 percentage points, and has now nearly doubled, hovering at 18 percentage points, according to a new study on American values.
A City of Los Angeles bankruptcy could be nearing, with the city a victim of the same unfunded public pension liabilities that are crippling municipalities like Stockton and San Bernardino across California, and elsewhere as well.
It should come as no surprise that a higher education generally means a higher income. However, education is not a guarantee of success. The infographic below shows common jobs and salaries base on the amount of education required:
Hat tip: Socrato!
Social justice has been a perennial topic of discussion in the United States from the progressive reforms of the Gilded Age to the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. Today, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community has defined the social justice dialogue that reaches the popular airwaves.
US News details who the top five are, who alone have contributed about 25% of super PAC money in this election cycle.
This is not what democracy looks like.
In an update on one of his Facebook accounts Sunday, Rep. Justin Amash wrote:
"I have endorsed Ron Paul for President, and I will not be making any other endorsements for President."
Not surprisingly, the update received over 2,000 "Likes" and over 500 comments.
Social media enthusiasts wasted no time this weekend, and jumped on the opportunity to spoof Mitt Romney's vice presidential pick Rep. Paul Ryan. Playing off of Ryan Gosling's "Hey Girl" meme, which melted hearts by pairing photos of The Notebook star Ryan Gosling with sensitive phrases, the internet community has created both a Twitter account and a Tumblr page dedicated to the Republican vice presidential candidate.
After last night’s Olympic closing ceremony, and as the world is praising the host country for the quality of the XXX Games, France’s grudge for losing the Olympics 7 years ago is still alive.
