| Mar 12, 2014 | Rights / DemocracyExactly 25 years ago, the British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee conceptually “invented” the World Wide Web — and set in motion a process that would rapidly make the online world an essential part of our daily lives. By 1995, 14 percent of Americans...
| | Economy / BusinessAn upscale housing development in Wilton, Connecticut (all of Wilton is upscale) is having no trouble selling its 20 units for $800,000 each. On average, homes in that town now fetch more than $1 million a piece. And real estate experts only rank the region that...
| Mar 5, 2014 | Roundup|UncategorizedThis week in OtherWords, Timothy Karr explains what’s so bad about Comcast’s plan to gobble up Time Warner Cable while Jim Hightower weighs in on Greg Abbott’s choice to campaign with Ted Nugent at his side. I’m new to Twitter @ESGreco, but...
| | Economy / BusinessThe two cousins who run the private equity giant KKR took home an astounding total of $327 million in 2013, new regulatory filings reveal. Much of this lush windfall came via “carried interest,” Wall Street-speak for the cut that private equity kingpins...
| | Peace / SecurityDo you remember Cory Remsburg? He’s the Army Ranger who received a standing ovation from Congress during President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address a few weeks ago. Applause is nice, especially from such influential people. It sure beats those...
