| Sep 3, 2012 | Economy / BusinessWhy do CEOs make so much? Do they just have more smarts than the rest of us? About 43 percent of Americans apparently think so, pollsters at the Pew Research Center recently reported. They rate CEOs and other rich folks as more intelligent than the average person. An...
| | Environment / HealthWhat do you call a mix of “black liquor,” biofuels, diesel, and a generous splash of tax subsidies? If you have Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho shake this cocktail vigorously and serve it in a golden goblet provided by corporate lobbyists, I’ve got the...
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| | Economy / Business“Take the train,”We used to say;But now that trainHas gone away. Riding the London Underground from downtown to Heathrow Airport can awaken you to just how archaic America’s transportation system is. Most U.S. cities make heading to the airport a...
| Aug 29, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyA longstanding gender barrier recently cracked in the heart of the Old South. Augusta National Golf Club accepted two women — former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and businesswoman Darla Moore — as its first female members. This change comes years...
