(Akiit.com) “It is utterly embarrassing that “pay people enough to live” is a stance that’s even up for debate,” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently tweeted. “Override the parliamentarian and raise the wage. McD’s workers in Denmark are paid $22/hr + 6 wks paid vacation. $15/hr is a deep compromise — a big ...
(Akiit.com) As a general rule, I don’t agree with Republican lawmakers, since they’re generally wrong. But after looking into one of their main issues, I have to agree with them: Our elections are being rigged. Anyone who takes an honest look can see that the electoral process all across the country ...
(Akiit.com) If you wanted to tear apart a country, really have the people hate each other, the playbook Democrats are following would be the way to do it. Take something irrelevant, but over which people can do nothing, and build it up into everything. Convince people others are out to ...
(Akiit.com) Former president Donald Trump emerged from 38 days of self-enforced silence for a lengthy speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, that was frequently interrupted with boisterous applause and chants from an adoring, mostly white and older crowd. He was spot-on in his indictment of ...
(Akiit.com) After four years of a president who put America First and fought to drain the swamp in Washington, the swamp is coming back with a vengeance. House Democrats have announced their plans to officially resurrect one of the most corrupt and wasteful practices in congressional history: earmarks. While the history of ...
(Akiit.com) Brian Stelter and Oliver Darcy, CNN‘s in-house cheerleaders for censoring or squelching conservative media outlets, celebrated a letter in which Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee pressed TV providers to punish right-wing spreaders of so-called “misinformation.” California Reps. Anna Eshoo and Jerry McNerney asked, “What moral or ...
(Akiit.com) There is much discussion among African Americans, especially those under the age of 60, on whether or not they should get vaccinated for COVID-19. Whether you’re in the barbershop, beauty shop or casually talking to a friend or family member on the phone, the question always seems to come ...
(Akiit.com) Each year, Black History Month allows us to reflect on so many great Black Americans who’ve contributed to the success of our nation. We reflect on the contributions of many well-known and not so well-known Black Americans. As we come to the end of another Black History Month, it’s ...
(Akiit.com) It may be 2021’s first viable COVID-themed movie. Hopefully it’s not the best audiences can expect. Anyone who has been locked down, pent up, frustrated and emotionally frayed will relate. Life with the virus has been hard and the light at the end of the tunnel is tiny. And ...
(Akiit.com) In an era of global climate change, Texas has retained an unshakable allegiance to fossil fuel production and use. It brings to mind the joke about the man who tells his psychiatrist that his brother thinks he’s a chicken. The psychiatrist asks why the family hasn’t gotten him help. ...
(Akiit.com) Appearing at a friendly CNN town hall event this week, President Joe Biden dropped a string of untruths on issues both large and small. One of the president’s most egregious falsehoods was the claim that “we didn’t have (the vaccine) when we came into office.” The first shot was ...
(Akiit.com) After breaking his month of silence, President Trump was asked on a Newsmax phone interview whether he will run again in 2024. His message was classic Trump. “I won’t say yet, bet we have tremendous support.” It’s clear that there will be no formal announcement in the foreseeable future. Yet many ...