In the middle of a vigorous political debate last night, the topic of the economy came up. The man I was having this discussion with, a former corporate executive who […]
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today flies to the divided island of Cyprus ahead of a key summit officially held up as the best prospect for Cypriot unification. Both the […]
Democrats once again court Senator Olympia Snowe looking for Republican support after the Massachusetts election setback.
China produces more renewable energy technology and equipment than any country in the world despite the West’s redoubled efforts.
Ten Americans are being held by Haitian authorities after they attempted to leave the country with 33 children who didn’t have passports.
Experiments using levitating magnets at MIT mimic the earth’s magnetic fields and make clearer the possibility of energy through fusion.
It is thought that J.D. Salinger has written as many as ten unpublished novels that now, with his passing, may eventually see the light of day.
After the withdrawal of two State Representatives, the first-ever tea party convention is facing some infighting over how to organize the event.
TV commercials relating to abortion and a gay dating website that have been scheduled to appear during the Super Bowl are causing CBS to navigate an ideological mine field.
The Obama Administration is moving to put missile defense technology in Persian Gulf countries to deter Iran, a move that will require the presence of more U.S. troops in the region.
New solar cells that mimic photosynthesis are reaching the marketplace and being put in unusual places in order to recharge electrical devices like cell phones.
Some of the Indian Independence leader Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes have been scattered into the ocean off the coast of South Africa 62 years after his death.
Depending on how you tally up, Obama gave about eight to ten paragraph-sized clean tech shout outs in Wednesday’s State of the Union Address, and thank goodness for that. The […]
Over the course of 2009, the Dow Jones industrial index grew a healthy 17%. The Nasdaq grew a remarkable 41%. Over the same period the average compensation—the total cost of […]
If you haven’t yet had an iPod, Mac computer, or other Apple product expire on you (hopefully not mid-jog, as mine did – a real let-down), you’re in a small […]
The political blogosphere was abuzz yesterday after President Barack Obama addressed the House Republican Caucus meeting in Baltimore. The hour and half session also featured a segment where the president […]
January 27th will primarily be remembered as the date of President Obama’s first State of the Union address. But it will also be remembered as the day America lost two […]
Consumers and manufacturers helped the GDP grow nearly six percent last quarter, the highest growth rate in as many years.
The New Republic is one of many liberal publications criticizing Rahm Emanuel’s plan to put Obama’s economic agenda before passing healthcare reform.
Falling levels of water vapor in the stratosphere may be slowing the effects of global warming as part of a natural earth cycle.
The first genetically modified forest has been planted by timber companies in the southeast replacing native pine with eucalyptus.
The historical commission of California voted to protect space-trash that Apollo 11 left behind on the moon as a State treasure since it was produced by Californian companies.
After recalling 2.3 million cars in the U.S., Toyota is extending its recalls to Europe where another 1.8 million cars will be recalled.
An anti-abortionist activist was convicted in Kansas of murdering a doctor in the first degree who performed abortions.
Facing a government inquiry over the Iraq War, former English P.M. Tony Blair said that the British should feel a sense of pride about the war.
The remains of a man who won $31 million in the Florida state lottery have been found burried in concrete after he disappeared last April.
Members of the GOP regret allowing cameras into Obama’s Q&A with House Republicans after such a positive response to the President’s remarks.
In politics, people usually see what they want to see. The truth is, President Obama would probably be attacked by the Right for reading a list of Republican talking points. […]
A study published yesterday in Environmental Health Perspectives revealed that phthalates – plastic softeners that have weaseled their way into the ingredient lists of everything from hair spray to hand […]
Science is full of surprises. Like penicillin. And X-rays. And LSD. And the cosmic background radiation that is our best evidence for the “Big Bang” origin of the universe. Ever […]