“A state-owned information portal, China.com.cn, polled 1350 people and discovered that only 6 per cent listed themselves as ‘very happy’, as opposed to 48 per cent who were distinctly ‘not happy.1′” What do you do when all the money is gone? After years of backing the Communist party while struggling, subsuming your rights, possessions and [...]

There are more than 2 million Americans in jail today, yet you don’t often find a critical look into the failures of our justice system on the front page news. In fact, the vast majority of crime reporting in this country makes a mockery of everything justice is supposed to be. How many times do [...]

In 1983, an informal coalition comprised of individuals suffering from rare diseases, their families, and leaders of advocacy groups that raise awareness for these rare diseases came together in an effort to lobby for the Orphan Drug Act. The act was written to facilitate the development and production of “orphan drugs,” which are drugs specifically [...]

The breaking news today from Europe is that the current outbreak of serious E. coli infections there represents the third-largest spread of the bacteria within the last decade or so. The BBC reported today that the World Health Organization has identified the latest outbreak as representing a “completely new strain” of the dangerous bacteria. While [...]

It’s been 27 years since Guatemalan labor activist Edgar Fernando Garcia was shot in the streets by low-ranking government police agents and dragged off, never to be seen again. It wasn’t until October of last year that National Police officers Hector Rios and Abraham Gomez were finally convicted in Garcia’s disappearance and sentenced to the [...]

For the first time since 2004, the volcano Grimsvotn began erupting on Saturday May 21, 2011. A plume of smoke and ash could be seen for miles as it rose 12 miles into the atmosphere. Immediately, people began remembering the travel nightmare that ensued last year after an ash cloud from an erupting volcano shutdown [...]

Now that May is behind us, and everyone is still recuperating from the recent Memorial Day holiday, it is finally time for our next monthly Top Secret Writers Giveaway! In trying to come up with a good prize for TSW readers this month, I started scouring through our articles over the past four weeks – [...]

With gas prices steadily on the rise, Americans are making some tough choices. These choices are more than just deciding to carpool or to take the bus. With gas prices nearing four dollars per gallon, some people must choose between filling their gas tanks or filling their prescriptions. A recent AP Poll states that 4 [...]