Original Sin:  Why Woman is Destined To Reign

At the beginning of time, Eve was written into society as a sinner, though it is her descendants that have been taking the fall ever since. Contributing MICHELLE SHAIL analyzes the Woman’s Suffrage Movement, evaluates their exultant revolution into society and explores precisely how and and over whom they’re destined to rule. 

The Boomerang Generation

The Boomerang Generation is refusing to grow-up and parents and employers alike are beginning to wonder how to nudge them into adulthood. With over 30 per cent of all college graduates returning to the nest, contributor MICHELLE SHAIL takes up the subject from a new angle, Organization Development, and attempts to hitch the Millennial Generation to new light and solutions on the subject. 

“Pussy Pussy Pussy What What”

When the American expatriate, Gertrude Stein, set forth to redefine the class system, she chose her salon at 27 rue de Fleurus in Paris from which to entertain Matisse, Picasso, Wilder and Hemingway. Indeed, their avant-garde approach to art and literature challenged the boundaries of convention by creating modern discussions about society, culture and politics. Literature Instructor MARCELLE  CRICKENBERGER examines the poet’s prose, influence on modernism, and explores perhaps the sweetest ambition of a rose.

Harems & Hamams:  Why the Sexes Were Separated

The organizational purpose of Harems was to groom future wives for noble and royal men. A finishing school, as it were, intended to prepare and join the best in society. Contributor MICHELLE SHAIL reports on the historic separation of men and women, the standards by which they married, and points us toward the merits and Law of Compensations. 

1:1 with Greg Louganis

After Olympic diver, Greg Louganis, hit and injured his head on the diving board during the preliminary rounds in 1988, he came back to execute the reverse 2 1/2 Pike, win the Gold, and be named ABC’s Athlete of the Year. And when his book, Breaking the Surface, hit the New York Times Best Seller list, he created a global platform for the discussion of HIV and AIDES.

The Counterpunch:  Can Marriage Survive the Recession

The Economic Recession of 2007-2010 is now considered the worst since the Great Depression and no corporation was hit harder than the institution of marriage.  Contributor DAVE LANDY had a front row seat during the Financial Crisis and has since segued to the public sector as the CTO for the Massachusetts Pension Board. But the tricky part, he says, during the “Year of Dave” was how to maneuver his marriage, protect his family, and hold on to what was left of his state of mind.

US China Summit: Will the Real #1 Superpower Please Come Forward

With China assuming the role as world’s largest energy consumer, Contributor MICHELLE SHAIL takes a look back at one of the oldest civilizations in history, their exceptional social and political philosophy, and questions why, how and ultimately when they will prevail as the #1 Superpower on Earth!

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The Education Bubble

The Center for American Progress’ JULIE MORGAN looks back at America’s Education System: the value of a Tuition Dollar, how it comports into employment, and if or whether the go-forward organization can help to save America!

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Looking Back to Look Forward


While the Great Depression suspended William Randolph Hearst’s plans to erect a grand tower in Manhattan, it came nevertheless some 80 years only to collide with the Great Recession and the advent of Social Media. Contributor KIM GREEN pays a visit to her first employer, Harper’s Bazaar, and takes the eco-friendly tower in stride.

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German Expressionism, Graphic Impulse and MoMA

Is Everything Fair In Art and War? In some perspectives, art and other forms of expression can teach us more about history than some text books if we just stop to appreciate these precious treasures left behind.