California Senator Barbara Boxer recently spoke on the floor of the Senate. I have posted below an excerpt from her speech, which has some chilling insight into the US government’s plan to give the petroleum industry even more unregulated benefits. These petroleum companies, and those in the government who currently are or have been on … Continue reading Boxer speaks out on the “drilling bill”
The BBC mentions a fight over the criteria to ban books in Miami schools: Judge Gold gave the school until the end of the day to put the books it had removed from the shelves back in the library. Juan Amador Rodriguez, the parent who had complained about the book, said he was surprised and … Continue reading Miami book ban barred by judge
When change eventually can’t be avoided, it’s usually those in charge who are in the best position to afford the leap of faith and keep a company out of trouble. But those in charge are rarely advocates for employees keeping a healthy attitude about change, perhaps as it is far more complicated to manage and … Continue reading Can you spare some change?
Ethiopia is reportedly sending members of its army into neighboring Somalia to help support the Somali government’s effort to stabilize the region. The interim government was forced out of the capital Mogadishu when militant opposition forces took control of the city. Ethiopia’s support of the secular Somali government has led the Muslim clerics that run … Continue reading Horn of Africa heating up