Andrea Alexander

Andrea is a native of Southern California and has been living in Colorado since 2012. She is a huge fan of Free Speech TV, Pacifica Radio, and Thom Hartmann. Andrea’s focus is primarily to cover issues regarding education, living wages, health, and while she does not use marijuana, she is an advocate of its legalization and cracking open the guise of the “War On Drugs” to reveal the real war on poverty and equality.
Business Domestic Policy Government

Raising Minimum Wage: Economic Breakthrough or Economic Suicide?

In the past year, nineteen states raised their minimum wage. The discussion that surrounds the topic of minimum wage tends to divide Americans into two distinct camps: the ones that think raising minimum wage is an obvious answer to boosting the economy, and those that claim it would be economic suicide. There doesn’t seem to Read More…

Education Government Social Change

Affordable Education and Your Best Interests

A few weeks ago, Obama proposed a plan to make the first two years of college free or more affordable for students. Everywhere you looked on the internet, people were posting comments along the lines of, “Sure, but how much are my taxes going to pay for this?” Well, here’s the real math that you Read More…