Month March 2010

Hard lessons from the Soviet Union

The collapse of the 71 year old Soviet empire in 1989 stemmed mainly from the collapse of the Soviet economy, due to an unwinnable war in Afghanistan and a blown out military budget. The parallels with current US economic and…

Gallup: Underemployment reaches 20%

The findings underscore why Americans say the most important problem facing the nation today is jobs and unemployment. D.C., are you listening? There are a few hopeful signs. Oceanic shipping is strongly up. Recent reports show that IT is definitely…

New nuclear reactors may destroy atomic waste

A new type of nuclear reactor that could permanently “destroy” atomic waste is being developed by French scientists, according to the chief executive of Areva, the world’s largest nuclear energy company. The new technology works in a lab, now they’re…

Why the burqa is good for me

Andy Carling writing at New Europe When veiled women are asked their reasons for donning the burqa they often describe it as liberating, simply because they don’t have men leering at them, sizing them up, making judgments. We can easily…