The Parasitic Class: Sharpton Father and Sharpton Daughter Unite

In need of more revenue streams, the Sharpton family resorted to what made them wealthy to begin: shaking down other folks. This time it's the city of New York, where Dominique Sharpton is asking for $5 million in personal damages. Shakedown artist Al Sharpton’s eldest child wants $5 million from city taxpayers after she fell in the street and sprained her ankle, court rec­ords show.  Dominique...

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Rethinking the So-Called Soviet 'Russian' Juggernaut

Much has been written about Soviet dominance, both militarily and economically, during World War II. So goes once it was able to absorb the pummeling it took in the early rounds from Nazi Germany's blitzkrieg, she pulled herself up by her boot straps an sent forth legions of furious sons to fight. Moreover, to hear it told from many today "Soviet" has become synonymous with Russian. That is...

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