Even greater in number are the undergrad science majors who glimpse their future as a jaded graduate student, and decide that they would be better off in another line of work. People are walking away from science, and taking their future potentially ground-breaking accomplishments with them. Study t[...]
Posts Tagged ‘corporations’
January 27th, 2012 - 10:26 am § in America
Selling America’s Crown Jewels
Can anyone imagine the response in China, France, Brazil, or Japan to a foreign company making a hostile take over bid for a national treasure? What would happen if Warren Buffet tried to buy Aerbus? Less than 10 years after America decoded the first human genome, Roche Holding AG’s has m[...]
If Britain ruled the seas, America may be emerging as the ruler of the cloud.
Apparently a single juror held out for Microsoft’s side of the case. Novel’s lawsuit against Microsoft’s monopoly over the word processing market has ended in a hung jury. Novel says it will continue the suit. The big issue is not Microsoft’s tactics or Novell’s [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Bernie Sanders, Tonight, Colbert Report
At 11:30 pm (EST) he will be appearing on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” to talk about his constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s absurd Citizens United decision. His simple point: our democracy is seriously threatened when corporations can spend un[...]
December 28th, 2011 - 1:58 pm § in America
Obituary for Big Boy
First Steve Jobs and then Big Boy The BigBoy restaurant chain looks like it will not survive into ought twelve Sales of the iconic double decker have fallen 70% over the last ten years and 65% of the Big Boy stores have closed. The company’s owner, the Elias Brothers Corporation, declared [...]
December 8th, 2011 - 9:40 am § in America
The Perils of Wall Street
WASHINGTON , Dec 8 (Reuters) – Jon Corzine, the former chief executive officer of MF Global, apologized to a U.S. House panel on Thursday for the collapse of the brokerage and said he was “stunned” when he first learned customer funds were missing. “I simply do not know where[...]
Why is a degree less valuable in Seattle then in Boston?
There is something wrong here. Seattle is #2 in terms of unemployment but #7 in terms of education ? Readmore at WSJ. [...]
November 30th, 2011 - 7:48 pm § in America
A Proposed Constitutional Amendment
Amendment …. from Move to Amend Section 1 [Corporations are not people and can be regulated] The rights protected by the Constitution of the United States are the rights of natural persons only. Artificial entities, such as corporations, limited liability companies, and other entities, establi[...]
The Boycott Limbaugh List Grows ……….
UPDATED Here is a list of advertisers who have now left the Limbaugh show: AOL CARBONITE QUICKEN LOANS PROFLOWERS SLEEP TRAIN SLEEP NUMBER LEGALZOOM Updated 6 March: Vitacost AccuQuote ServiceMagic Polycom Hadeed Carpet Thompson Creek Windows. BareEscentuals SensaWeightLoss Stamps.com Deere & Co[...]