Business
How Far Should Water Recycling Go?
Posted by john on Tue, 11/27/2007 - 7:20am.In much of the western U.S., water demand vastly outstrips supply. Some municipalities are moving toward a greater use of recycled waste water as a means to stretch supply. It sounds good in theory, but how far should it go?
Understanding The Writers Strike
Posted by john on Sun, 11/25/2007 - 9:23am.Unless you live under a rock, you already know that the Writers Guild of America is on strike -- a move aimed at crippling the Motion Picture and Television industries. Since many major news outlets are controlled by the same organizations the writers are striking against, it is not surprising that people are not hearing the pittance for which the writers are asking. What follows is a selection of videos to explain the issue.
No Interest Health Care Loans
Posted by john on Thu, 08/30/2007 - 5:27am.A marketing scheme that seems to have done well for cars has made its way into the health care industry.
Edwards' Mixed Manufacturing Message
Posted by john on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 11:12am.While speaking to a labor union on Tuesday, presidential candidate John Edwards gave a mixed message regarding the direction he'd like to see manufacturing take in the U.S.
Google To Add Overlay Ads To YouTube Videos
Posted by john on Wed, 08/22/2007 - 7:46am.Last year, when Google bought YouTube, people wondered how they could monetize the virtually ad free site. Now the answer has arrived.
Illegal Immigration Myths And Facts
Posted by john on Tue, 08/21/2007 - 5:23am.As the Department of Homeland Security prepares its "no match" assault on American businesses that employ illegal immigrants, it's time to examine common misconceptions about the role illegal immigrants play in American business.
Republican War On California?
Posted by john on Sun, 08/19/2007 - 1:31pm.As the Department of Homeland Security prepares for an assault on businesses that hire illegal immigrants, Californians in particular can look forward to economic and social devastation.
Run On Banks Begins
Posted by john on Sun, 08/19/2007 - 8:31am.In response to reports of a shaky future for Countrywide Financial, people with money deposited there are crowding into the bank to withdraw their funds.
Pentagon Sells Aircraft Parts Only Iran Could Use
Posted by john on Fri, 08/03/2007 - 7:56am.This past February, despite orders to the contrary, the Pentagon sold over 1,400 F-14 parts at public sale as part of their surplus program. The only military in the world to use those planes is Iran.
The Healthcare Economy
Posted by john on Sun, 07/29/2007 - 9:32am.America spends $2 trillion a year on health care, or $6,666 per man, woman, and child in this country. Meanwhile, a new study suggests that the only meaningful growth in jobs between 2001 and 2006 was in Health Care. Have we become dependent on a broken system for economic survival?
Campaign Against FOXNews Begins
Posted by john on Sat, 07/28/2007 - 9:54am.Several liberal leaning groups have begun a campaign to first catalog and then call anyone who advertises on FOXNews to ask them to stop.
Passenger Data System To Track Religion And Sex Life
Posted by john on Wed, 07/25/2007 - 7:11am.The Unites States and the European Commission are close to establishing a system to share passenger data that goes way beyond the usual name, address, etc.
iPhone Cracked/Hacked
Posted by john on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 6:59am.A group of researchers working for a company called Independent Security Evaluators have managed to crack/hack their way into iPhones using either WiFi or malicious code on sites visited by the iPhone's web browser.
Patent Reform Moves Backwards
Posted by john on Fri, 07/20/2007 - 7:41am.The house judiciary committee has approved legislation to reform the U.S. patent system. Much of what is being proposed is unlikely to make the system any better, however.
Proposal Raises Cigar Tax From 5 cents to 10 dollars
Posted by john on Tue, 07/17/2007 - 7:52am.A tax proposal being considered by Congress to pay for children's health care proposed substantial increases in tobacco taxes.
