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The National Debt Is Raising Borrowing Costs for Everyone
Fiscal hawks like to drum up interest in the national debt by making the astronomical numbers more tangible. The United States owes $31.6 trillion to public creditors, more than $290,000 for each household. You could spend $1 million every day for almost 86,000 years before having to borrow more. But no one really cares. Talking…
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Not another political World Cup
World Cup history is awash with politics — and politicians — intruding on the soccer. For almost a century, leaders ranging from Italian dictator Benito Mussolini to Argentine military junta boss Jorge Videla to French President Jacques Chirac have sought to score political points from the tournament. This year’s competition is also not the first…
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After uncertainty, a positive sign for L.A. Olympics transportation funding
WASHINGTON — The House Appropriations Committee has approved $875 million to fund public transportation for the 2028 Olympic Games, a positive sign for LA28 after the exclusion of Olympics transit funding from President Trump’s fiscal year 2027 budget request this spring. The funding must be passed by Congress in a future spending bill — part of a…
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Outrage as GOP mayor yells N-word at kids: ‘You can say it, but I can’t?’
The mayor of a Pennsylvania borough defended his use of the N-word during a confrontation with children and young adults at a local park — despite outrage from local parents. Daniel Berard, a registered Republican and mayor of Northumberland, Pennsylvania, told Raw Story via a phone call about an April 17 incident at the Second…
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US officials closer to cracking UFO mystery after locating site of recurring glowing orbs
WASHINGTON — US officials have figured out a location in the Northeast where unexplained glowing orbs frequently appear in the night sky, putting them on the verge of solving a longstanding UFO mystery. The site’s existence, determined following a tip from a local resident and repeated visits by FBI agents, is being disclosed Friday as…
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Hop on this party bus for joyful tours of L.A.’s Black food scene
It was approaching noon on a recent Saturday and a small crowd was forming outside of Southern Girl Desserts, a now-closed cookie shop at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw shopping plaza. “Are you here for Daisy’s tour?” Each person asked as they approached the group. We introduced ourselves while we waited for host Daisy Miles to…
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New 60 Minutes head’s attempt to rehire fired high-profile editor flops: report
Embattled “60 Minutes” executive editor Nick Bilton attempted to stanch the bleeding at CBS’s popular newsmagazine by offering a popular executive editor his job back after he was fired by CBS News head Bari Weiss — only to be turned down. According to media watchdog Status, Bilton — struggling to right the ship after Weiss’s…
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A tale of two Republicans who crossed Trump
For those of us struggling to understand today’s Republican Party, this past week’s primary elections in South Carolina offered a useful case study. The key developments were these: Rep. Nancy Mace — a former conservative rising star who seems tailor-made for the Trump-era attention economy — finished fifth in her state’s Republican primary for governor.…
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The Data-Center Panic Is Overblown
Data centers are allegedly an unmitigated disaster: They guzzle water, strain electric grids, and raise prices, all while offering almost nothing in return. Little wonder that according to a recent Gallup poll, 71 percent of Americans oppose the construction of new AI data centers in their area. Politicians of both parties are proposing moratoriums on…
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AI is cutting hours of office work, but also creating a new kind of busywork
As the use of artificial intelligence spreads across companies worldwide, it is relieving workers of tedious old chores but creating new ones. A new survey of individuals using AI found it made them more productive, saving each roughly 11 hours per week. But at the same time, the workers on average have to spend more…