Federal Reserve Takes Action to Combat Inflation

By Peter Melahn, Staff Writer The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.4% from last January, indicating continuously high levels of inflation in the U.S. economy. The announcement of new rates…

British workers and unionists take to the streets

By Peter Melahn, Guest Writer Nearly half a million British workers went on strike last Wednesday in one of the largest gatherings of workers and unionists in the UK in…

Assault weapons ban introduced

By Peter Melahn, Guest Writer A proposed ban on assault-style weapons was reintroduced in the Senate this past week by Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California and other Democrats in the…