And as Daniel Schulman and James Ridgeway wrote in a scathing article, “The Highwaymen,” in January 2007, “Many similar deals are now on the horizon, and MIG and Cintra are often part of them. So is Goldman Sachs, the huge Wall Street firm that has played a remarkable role advising ...
Americana, a music deeply rooted in the musical culture of the United States, has arguably been around in one form or another for more than a century: country heroes such as Jimmie Rodgers and his traveling tent shows of the late 20s were one of the earliest incarnations. And while “Ameri...
"That was a really impactful moment for our family," she shares. "It was all four of us together in a car. Yeah, it was just a moment where we were like, 'Yeah. We gotta keep going. As hard as it is, as much as we don’t want to be here anymore, we’ve got to keep goi...
After all, it was not the samurai's fault if his master suddenly died, was deposed from his position as daimyo or was killed in battle. In the first two cases, ordinarily, the samurai would go on to serve the new daimyo, usually a close relative of his original lord. However, if tha...
Captain Rogers having signified to the chiefs of them the offers he had to make of free grace and pardon, the greater number of them came in and submitted very readily. Those who were determined to continue the same dissolute kind of life, provided with all the secrecy imaginable for their...
Brownsville's Kris Kristofferson has written many hits such as "Me & Bobby McGee" & "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down". He was helped form The Highwaymen with Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson. He would later be inducted into the Country Hall Of Fame in 2004. (Photo by Vivien Kill...
The highwaymen sold fast lane tolling to voters by implying that it was “Road Pricing.” But true “Road Pricing” is designed to deter people from driving at certain hours or in certain places. “Fast lane tolls”, by contrast, are merely a way to finance new highway construction. Fast...