Category Archives: Government
Cash for Clunker Craziness
I’m pretty sure Cash for Clunkers will hurt us more than it will help the things its intended to help. The thing about government programs is that the people who enact them almost always have the best of intentions (I honestly believe that to be true), but when the rubber meets the road (no pun intended), government fails more often than not in understanding how their billions will affect the people and industries that have to make their programs work. Continue reading
Gore Calls for Climate Civil Disobedience at Clinton Global Initiative
(I first posted this on It’s Getting Hot in Here and Power Vote while at Clinton Global Initiative in New York. At today’s Clinton Global Initiative, Al Gore said for the first time in public that we are at a … Continue reading
Not only are pensions over…
Yes, the pensions of the 1990′s are slowly disappearing. It makes sense – companies have been negotiating with unions and the like with promises that, as demographics have shifted (people began living longer and retiring earlier), they cannot afford over … Continue reading
Cash for Clunkers: The Best Idea You’ve Never Heard Of
Just above Ben Stein’s column in yesterday’s Sunday Times (telling us that things really aren’t that bad in our nation’s economy …Bueller? Bueller? …anyone?) was a piece by Alan Blinder with the title “A Modest Proposal: Eco Friendly Stimulus” The … Continue reading
Where There’s a Will, There’s… Algeria.
“The current race is to see who will control renewable energy technologies, and we are in the race,” Algerian Energy Minister Chakib Khelil told reporters. “We have the human and financial resources, and we have the will.” Minister Khelil’s statement … Continue reading
China in Africa
This six part series by Richard Behar of Fast Company entitled “China in Africa” is the single best piece of investigative journalism I’ve read in months. Maybe years. Maybe ever. Behar breaks down and brilliantly weaves the geo-political, business, governmental, … Continue reading
CBS’s Lara Logan Angry at American Coverage of War
…as very well she should be. Back in May, Tom Brokaw was quoted as saying Jon Stewart’s “role is important” in the media, and if for no other reason than more young people get their “news” through the Daily Show … Continue reading
Take Your $600 and Shove It …to a Nonprofit
My $600 Bush-proffered economic stimulus hit my bank account a couple weeks ago and ever since I’ve been trying to figure out how to spend it. Actually, “give” it, is probably a better way to think about it. A quick … Continue reading
Politics, Personalities and the Business of Doing Good
Making good things (actually) happen is hard. On any large scale, trying to make the world a bit better place is messy and complicated and almost always full of the same back-room shenanigans chronicled throughout the political, business, and tech … Continue reading