Joyce Johnson, the former president and CEO of the nonprofit Black Equity Alliance, said its board of directors ousted her after she endorsed, New York City's, "white and Jewish" Mayor Bloomberg. She was allegedly was told it wouldn't look good for her to endorse a white candidate. picked by bernardblack 7 months ago

Squish, squish, squish, squish, squish poor Hamster. picked by DoggySpew 2 years ago

Yes, another story about a possible Bloomberg run! But this is sounding more like a serious consideration. I'm a supporter, especially if he runs with Chuck Hagel!

What about the rest of you... what do you think? picked by dreamering 2 years ago

A group of Muslims are making demands and threats that their religious holidays be recognized as official school holidays. Bloomberg is trying to stand up to them stating the logical problem of adding every religious holiday to the school calendar. That and the school holidays are not really "christian" in celebration. A Christmas tree has zero to do with Christ's birth. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

Mayor Bloomberg wants to nickel and dime you at the grocery store - taxing you an extra 5 cents for every plastic bag you take home. picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

When officials seized 88 pounds of Russian beluga destined for the black market, the original thought was to destroy it... then one woman had a better idea and along with their traditional meals this Christmas, Italy's poor are going to be dining on Caviar.

"About 4 1/2 ounces per person — two to four times the amount chefs traditionally serve to wealthy diners." picked by tragluk 11 months ago

Congressional investigators say legal aid programs serving poor people spent federal money on alcohol, interest-free loans for staff, late charges on overdue bills and even lobbyist registration fees. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

According to research, poor people living in an wealthy area live less healthy lives. picked by sparky 3 years ago

One of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's personal employees was beaten by thieves who then stole the billionaire's car Wednesday morning in New Jersey, authorities said. picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago

Louisiana, brainstormed an idea . In hopes that it would drastically decrease the population of people on welfare. To sterilize women to decrease the population of those on welfare and who are poor. Opinion? Rants? Raves? picked by naphthos 1 year ago

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke continues with his semi-annual testimony before Congress Wednesday morning. Bernanke will face Dr. Paul and the Congressional Committee on Financial Services on Wednesday July 16 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. Be sure to tune in on CNBC, Bloomberg, or CSPAN. To watch online, tune into CSPAN.org. picked by siennablue 1 year ago

All major news outlets have notable persons' obituaries prepared in advance, especially when someone has been very ill, but it takes a MAJOR oops to send it out early. picked by tigertony 1 year ago

The man who helped develop a vaccine for cervical cancer is urging drug companies to keep their word and ensure women in the Third World can get the drug at a fair price. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said construction work will continue at Ground Zero, despite recent finds of human remains at the site. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

Billionaire mayor, Michael Bloomberg tried to defend pharmaceutical companies claiming that the companies and their CEOs don't make much money. I guess to a billionaire, $17.3 million salaries such as Merck & Co.'s chief executive, Richard T. Clark qualifies as pocket change. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

Filled with despair at her poverty-stricken life in a shack, an 11-year-old girl wrote in a diary how she wished for new shoes and jobs for her parents – then slipped a rope around her neck and hanged herself. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Kennedy's famous words were spoken at a time when the Cold War was still frigid and the Cuba Missile Crisis was just heating up. Schoolchildren routinely huddled under their desks practicing what to do incase of nuclear war while “air raid” sirens sounded on our city streets. picked by 2longdogs 2 years ago

Is there any treat more decadent, more luxurious than chocolate? Well, it need not be a guilty pleasure - the chocolate you eat was almost certainly grown on small farms in poor countries. When you buy chocolate, you help poor farmers feed their families. It's a start, at least

*Now the bad news... picked by bingo 11 months ago

Money to bury Detroit's poor has dried up, forcing struggling families to abandon their loved ones in the morgue freezer. picked by TraumaMamma 2 months ago

A children's advocacy group wants the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to oust Shrek, the animated ogre, from his role as spokesman for an anti-obesity drive. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago