Categories: United States, Domestic Law, National Governance, Politics
04/07/11
Nuclear power plants have the potential to quench much of our thirst for energy, but as we have seen in instances such as Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and most recently, Japan, they have the deadly potential to harm people and the environment if t… more »
03/12/11
By Lance Legel, About: Global Economy, Energy, Climate Change, United States, Science and Technology, Domestic Law, Industry, Finance, Economic Development, Information Technology, Smart Grid Systems, Net Neutrality
Internet "neutrality" regulation restricts innovation in our energy systems, and our fight against climate change. Here's why. more »
02/28/11
By Ross Mittiga, About: Global Economy, Global Governance, United States, Finance, Equal Justice, Economic Development
In tandem with the rising economic prowess of China and India, the fears of market spectators and the working public have been emerging, and not unduly, in both the United States and Europe. Indeed, in the US the “outsourcing” of jobs has become a salien… more »
02/23/11
By Lance Legel, About: Global Economy, Corporations, Health Care, United States, Education, Science and Technology, Law, Industry, Finance, International Development, Intelligence, Equal Justice, Economic Development, Defense & Diplomacy, Energy & Environment, Information Technology
PEOPLE & MACHINES are increasingly connecting, via information technologies. It is happening in ways that almost no one predicted or currently understands. What does it all mean? Maybe I can help a bit. First, let me try to give some insight… more »
09/16/10
By Lance Legel, About: Global Economy, Corporations, United States, Science and Technology, National Governance, Industry, Finance, Economic Development
I am respectfully questioning the economic intelligence of the commercial spaceflight investment strategies being designed and advocated by the U.S. House of Representatives Science and Technology Committee. I was reading a report in the New York Times… more »
04/14/10
Currently, the National Debt Clock reads $12.8 trillion–the largest Federal deficit ever. To give a picture of just how much a “trillion” is: one could spend $10 million dollars per day, and not spend $1 trillion until 273 years. Nonetheless, over the… more »
03/25/10
By Ross Mittiga & Ali M. Zuaiter, About: Foreign Policy, Human Rights, United States, Current Events, Politics
Following the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Israel has had control over of several territories (specifically the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip) which contain predominantly Arab-Palestinian populations. Israel has kept control of these areas o… more »
02/25/10
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA -- The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) crisis simulation of a weaponized North Korea riefer to George W. Bush, 10 U.S. Central Intelligence Agency analysts Two former daily intelligence briefers to the U.S. President wer… more »
01/25/10
By Ross Mittiga, About: Corporations, United States, Current Events, Politics, National Governance, Domestic Law , Tags: 2010, act, bipartisan, campaign, citizens united, commission, court, democracy, election, fec, federal, feingold, finance, hillary, keith, limbaugh, mccain, movie, new, olbermann, rush, supreme, the, times, york
This week, the Supreme Court made a highly-controversial decision in the case of Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission, which has momentous political ramifications for the future of American elections. The decision has been receiving substantia… more »
11/19/09
By Lance Legel, About: Energy, Corporations, Climate Change, United States, Science and Technology, Industry
SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA -- Over 200 corporate executives, government officials, and academic experts from around the world have gathered here to confer on smart-grid technologies and policies. Articulating business rewards and obstacles, GreenBeat 2009 co… more »
11/12/09
By Ross Mittiga, About: Foreign Policy, Human Rights, United States, Defense, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Al-Qaeda, Taliban
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10/28/09
By John Rausch, About: United States, Science and Technology, Industry , Tags: ansari x-prize, nasa, space privatization, spaceshipone, ted
I was reminded recently of a TED talk I had watched a while back describing the Ansari X-Prize, a $10 million prize awarded five years ago. To win the prize, teams had to create a vehicle capable of sending three passengers to a height of 100 km twice w… more »
10/04/09
By Lance Legel, About: Foreign Policy, Global Governance, United States, Science and Technology, Defense, Law, Iran, Iraq , Tags: democracy, elections, nuclear agenda, president obama
Whether Iran's leaders were elected or divinely selected, they must be respected.Historically, Western nations have neutralized, and converted, incompatible societies with a combination of carrots and sticks. With insight into today's united glo… more »
09/28/09
By Ross Mittiga, About: Global Economy, Corporations, Politics, National Governance , Tags: corporations, freedom of speech, rights
Here below is a recent conversation I had with a more conservative peer of mine. We were debating the rights of corporations in the context of a recent New York Times article, and how we feel about the expansion of those rights. PEER:Limited, sure.… more »
09/25/09
Right Wing Propaganda and Its Effect on the American Health Care InitiativeIt is more than evident that in the recent months strongly focused and loudly vocalized conservative dissent and right wing propaganda has greatly influenced the health care… more »
09/12/09
Barack Obama's concentrated, sustained leadership of health reform these past few months is not coincidental. He is not allured to some dazzling dream of liberal utopia -- he is working to sustain U.S. and global economic prosperity. In my lifetime, th… more »
09/10/09
By Nicholas Jenkins, About: United States, Education , Tags: education, mediocrity, standards, students
One thing I've always admired about America is the overwhelming desire to be the best. Admittedly the results of this desire aren't always desirable and range from the good, the bad, and the ugly: putting a man on the moon, destruction caused by wars, an… more »
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