Alcohol mixed with emotion is usually a bad thing.  Reactionaries in the US are pissed because Absolute Vodka used a pre 1848 map of Mexico which included much of the west including California in an ad campaign aimed at the Mexican market in Mexico.  Then when outraged reactionaries whined they pulled it.  I for one [...]

WASHINGTON — The steady loss of “good jobs” by less-educated workers has left them more vulnerable to recession than at any time in nearly 30 years, and signs are mounting that a recession is either already here or coming soon.
There comes a point in time when we have to open our eyes to the reality [...]