In the past few weeks, the "Operation Fast and Furious" scandal has not only stirred up partisan bickering, but also turned the spotlight on a controversial presidential power: executive privilege. The doctrine of executive privilege has a background in the Watergate scandal.
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled on the side of three corporations, reversing Montana's 1912 limit on corporate campaign spending. Today's decision not only strengthens the 2010 Citizens United decision, but also affirms that it applies to the state of Montana.
The warlike attitude of the US had its birth in King Philip's War, which predated the country and set it on its current militaristic path.
The long-awaited ruling of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act known as "ObamaCare" will be announced this week. It was signed into law on March 23, 2010 by President Barack Obama as an answer to the health cost crisis in this country. But what does this law mean for small businesses? How will this affect the economy and employment?
High above ground, faceless machines are flying overhead with the ability to drop hundred pound explosives on unsuspecting targets. This isn't a scene from the next Terminator movie; it is a regular occurrence in countries like Afghanistan, Yemen, and Pakistan where the US military is laying rubble to suspected terrorist hideouts.
Constant exposure to electromagnetic radiation (EMR) affects all of us. Women’s College Hospital in Toronto is the first Canadian hospital requiring its doctors to be trained in treating the effects of EMR, even as Health Canada, the Canadian government health agency, claims EMR is probably harmless.
