Ron Thompson

About Ron Thompson

District of Columbia Senior State Director Louis C. Davis, Jr., called our newsline to talk about “You’re Earned A Say” and what it means to people 50+ in the District of Columbia. AARP has launched You’ve Earned a Say to help Washington, DC residence make their voices heard about the future of Medicare and Social […]

Shahnazz Mason is the wife of Captain Gary Mason, who has filed a congressional inquiry about a personal assault against him and ongoing acts of abuse by his superiors and discriminatory behavior at some of the highest levels in the military. Gary and Shahnazz Mason live on Schofield Barracks in Hawaii where there is increasing […]

T.V. One's "Unsung" is celebrating its 5th season. Wendy Wright talks to one of the Co-Executive Producers.

Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, millions of people around the world have convinced themselves that the actual perpetrators were not al-Qaeda terrorists, but elements within the U.S. government seeking a pretext to launch wars abroad and enact draconian laws at home. These “9/11 Truthers” are not alone. They are part of a vast conspiracist subculture […]

In her controversial new book, “The Cheating Guide” (From A Woman’s Point of View), author Jay West gives insight to the many questions she says people have about playing the cheating game. The book is intended as a guide for men and claims that the fantasy affair is achievable if you know the rules and […]

By the year 2030, one billion people on the planet will be over the age of 65. Plus, for the first time in history, the number of those who are older than 50 will be greater than those under 17. As more and more people get older, it means that our world is about to undergo […]

Dr. Larry Falls, a registered clinical sexologist specializing in sexual abuse trauma and emotional health, spent five years traveling throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe learning about different religions, cultural history, and sexual behavior while working on his doctoral thesis. That thesis is now a book called When Sex Was Religion. In his fascinating […]

White privilege is a term that has historically been used to identify the privileges, opportunities, and gratuities offered by the American society to anyone who is Caucasian and not a member of an ethnic group. This has manifested itself in a number of ways, such as, better housing, education, economic opportunities, and higher wages, etc. […]

What do former US Secretary of State George Schultz, US Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volker, the former Presidents/Prime Ministers of Colombia, Greece, Mexico, Switzerland and Brazil (along with many other top world leaders) all have in common? As part of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, they issued a report late last week stating, “The […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The general topic of attractiveness is important to members of virtually every culture, especially to the young who seek romantic partners and to those who seek to extend their influence in society through contact with others. Attractiveness is significant to each individual and to most people whom the person meets, and the effects of […]