A large proportion of the world’s top tourist destinations are the remains of dead empires. A week of sightseeing with my younger children in Italy reminded me of this. The city of Rome was the capital of an empire that …
Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey accused CNN Monday of creating conflict during the Ferguson riots for the media company and filming it. “I know this from being on the streets of Ferguson during the protests and watching them …
By John W. Whitehead “It takes a remarkable force to keep nearly a million people quietly indoors for an entire day, home from work and school, from neighborhood errands and out-of-town travel. It takes a remarkable force to keep businesses …
Burning HOT in California According to officials, parts of Yosemite National Park will be closing due to the Ferguson Fire. At a public meeting park officials said that Highway 41, the Yosemite Valley and Wawona will close by noon on …
by SP What Civil Unrest is Really Like: We Survived the Ferguson Riots. A very well written tale of life in suburban Ferguson leading up to the Riots of 2014. We considered moving to Ferguson in the fall of 2001. …
by Karen Morris, theorganicprepper When I mention the year 2014 do any events stand out in your mind? Some of you may think of births of family members or special anniversaries or incredible vacations that you took. You know the kind, …
Hedge fund mogul’s Open Society Foundations made huge donations Organizers bussed in from New York and D.C. to take over campaigning Different cash recipients would repeat each others’ messages Helped to keep events and messages at the top of news …
Ferguson protesters overturn barricades, swarm courthouse… ST. LOUIS (AP) — Hundreds of protesters angry about the Ferguson grand jury decision have disrupted traffic for several hours in downtown St. Louis by blocking major intersections, an interstate highway and a Mississippi …