| Mar 21, 2011 | Economy / BusinessEven hypocrites can sometimes have a point. Take Jim DeMint, for instance, the U.S. senator–and tea party favorite–from South Carolina. Earlier this month, DeMint came out swinging against the defenders of federal funding for public broadcasting. How dare...
| | Environment / HealthSometimes chaos comes along as a wake-up call to humanity. Japan’s double-whammy earthquake-tsunami is overwhelmingly tragic. Being at the mercy of the total chaotic effect of the elements–able to be wiped out by a wave of water from the sea–is an...
| | Peace / SecurityThe Pentagon reported in January that it had awarded more than $270 billion in contracts to companies found guilty of fraud, and millions more to companies suspended or debarred from federal contracting. The Defense Department didn’t seem too worried about these...
| | Economy / BusinessThere’s a silver lining in the dark cloud of the Great Recession. A new Census Bureau report reveals that from 2002 to 2007, the number of black-owned businesses in the United States increased by 60.5 percent to 1.9 million–more than triple the national...
| | Environment / HealthThe great cautionary tale of the 19th century is Frankenstein, Mary Shelly’s novel. It’s the story of a brilliant scientist, Victor Frankenstein, who builds a monster out of spare parts and then breathes life into it. Instead of being grateful to his...
