Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy Quietly Entered an (Almost) $4 Trillion Industry Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy are three of the biggest names in retail. And despite the ruthless competitive nature of their relationship, all three are currently thriving. But over the past few years, each of these companies has been planning to venture into […]

Nursing Homes Are a Breeding Ground for a Fatal Fungus Maria Davila lay mute in a nursing home bed, an anguished expression fixed to her face, as her husband stroked her withered hand. Ms. Davila, 65, suffers from a long list of ailments — respiratory failure, kidney disease, high blood pressure, an irregular heartbeat — […]

Stunning Rebuke to Predatory Wall Street Megabanks’ as California Gov. Signs Law Allowing Creation of Public Banks “The people of California just went up against the most powerful corporate lobby in the country—and won.” California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed into law historic legislation that would allow the state’s cities and counties to establish […]

10 Colleges That Offer Free Tuition for Seniors Seniors enjoy discounts for just about everything. Did you know that can even include the cost of higher education? Some schools think it’s a smart idea. Whether through a state-supported program or school-based initiatives, there are plenty of opportunities to learn — and earn credit toward a […]

Is Amazon Bank the Future of Banking Business owners and consumers may want to brace themselves for the next massive Amazon shakeup. Financial analysts forecast that Amazon could one day become a formidable leader in the finance industry. In a short five year period, experts forecast that up to 70 million consumers may turn to […]

12 Ways for Retirees to Make Passive Income “These days, “retirement” doesn’t always mean “not working.” According to a study of U.S. retirees from the nonprofit Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies (TCRS), “nine percent … are currently working for pay, including five percent who are employed part-time, two percent who are employed full-time, and two […]

Health Insurance That Doesn’t Cover the Bills Has Flooded the Market For years, the Diazes had paid for comprehensive coverage from Aetna, but the insurer had recently announced it would no longer offer ACA plans in more than two-thirds of the U.S. counties it served, including the couple’s, citing cost-control concerns. Eager to avoid the […]

Health Insurance That Doesn’t Cover the Bills Has Flooded the Market Under Trump Early one Friday morning two years ago, David Diaz woke up his wife, Marisia, and told her he didn’t feel right. He asked her to pray with him. Their son called 911, and within minutes, Marisia was tailing an ambulance down the […]

Trump’s Economy Leaves Working People Behind Donald Trump and his enablers are hoping that a strong economy will help the American people look past the damage they are doing to the country. That’s why Trump is constantly crowing about job numbers and the stock market in order to paint a rosy picture of the economy. […]

Millions of Americans’ Medical Images and Data Are Available on the Internet. Anyone Can Take a Peek Medical images and health data belonging to millions of Americans, including X-rays, MRIs, and CT scans, are sitting unprotected on the internet and available to anyone with basic computer expertise. The records cover more than 5 million patients […]