Politics

HSK Exclusive - Russell Simmons is speaking out about the occupying by the 99-percent that’s quickly spreading across the country.

The reported “third richest figure in hip hop” had some choice words to say about the movement after today’s HSK morning post about Jay Z exploiting the Occupy Wall Street movement hit the net. That’s when Russell Simmons sent me a text message covering where he stands on the situation.

Russell Simmons wants to distance himself from Jay Z and the decisions made by Rocawear to exploit the Occupy movement.

Here’s what Russell Simmons had to say (and I don’t think Kim Kardashian will approve): Continue Reading…

The former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson did a spoof on Herman Cain and guess what? I like it, but I’m sure members from the Tea Party are going to be pissed off.

Don’t believe me? Take a look at Mike Tyson’s skit about the GOP Presidential Republican candidate Herman Cain.

Here is a very interesting story I saw this morning. It’s a subject I’ve heard about before, but was not all that familiar with the details.

Read the full story and hear Elaine’s story, in her own words here @ ConcreteLoop

From 1929 until 1974, the state of North Carolina sterilized 7,600 individuals whom it deemed unfit to have children. While some suffered from mental disease, many were poor and black and were often selected by the Eugenics Board of North Carolina, which consisted of five individuals, to not have children after engaging in premarital sex.

Such was not always the case, as detailed in the story of Elaine Riddick, who was raped and became pregnant in 1967 at the age of 13. After she gave birth to her son, the state ordered that she be sterilized, labeling her “feebleminded” and “promiscuous”.

Read the full story and hear Elaine’s story, in her own words here @ ConcreteLoop

America may have a 35% corporate tax rate which is derided daily as the cause for the dismal job market – but a new study from a pair of think tanks examined 280 Fortune 500 companies from 2008-2010, and found that their average effective rate was 18.5%, with a quarter paying less than 10% and 30 paying no taxes at all, despite being profitable, reports Reuters. Continue Reading…

It’s even better that the Occupy protesters have not backed or chosen a republican or democratic politician. This is a real protest and not a partisan attempt to manipulate the system in their favor. These protests have more potential to change the system than everyone thought Obama had during the 2008 campaign. This is the REAL American way as defined and birthed by our founding fathers in the US Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Thousands of sympathetic California protesters thronged the streets of Oakland yesterday and shut down the city’s port in the most vigorous anti-corporate demonstration of the past weeks. Moms and dads, the jobless, students and union members joined together for a day-long protest and general strike that ended in a march to the port where activists blocked shipments, effectively closing operations accounting for some $8.5 million in business a day, reports the Los Angeles Times. Protesters also blocked intersections and pounded on the windows of banks, forcing some to close. Continue Reading…