Imagine that in a few years you wake up to news reports on the radio that your town is under a flash flood watch. The ground has been so baked by the […]
Insuring the world against climate disruption (Blog Action Day)
Campaign finance hearing may have ramifications for corporate personhood
According to Fortune Magazine, the largest American company in 2009 was Exxon Mobil Its total revenues were $442.85 billion. Second was Wal-Mart, with total revenues of $405.61 billion. Rounding out the top […]
Ain't no recession in Madrid, apparently
The New York Yankees earned some well-deserved criticism in the off-season when they spent a bazillion dollars on CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett and Mark Teixeira and then started charging admission at the […]
Fannie and Freddie, the economy, and the election
In case you haven’t heard, Treasury secretary Henry Paulson announced this morning that the Treasury was taking over government-sponsored mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. To get an idea of just […]
