by Gil Friend | Jan 30, 2005 | Politics
Corporate Welfare Runs Amok. Reforms to the corporate tax system must be debated on their merits, not under cover of some phony label like ‘job creation.’ [NYT > Opinion] Congress’s ostensible purpose for allowing the holiday is to unleash a flood...
by Gil Friend | Dec 14, 2004 | Politics
What’s New in the Legal World? A Growing Campaign to Undo the New Deal. States’ rights conservatives are making progress in their drive to restore the narrow view of federal power that predated the New Deal. By By ADAM COHEN. [NYT > Opinion] In pre-1937...
by Gil Friend | Nov 2, 2004 | Sustainability
EvRental: Great concept; miserable web experience for their “reserve online” option. Are you listening, Jakob Nielsen? From State of California’s Green Lodging program to reduce environmental impact of state employee travel, but perhaps useful for...
by Gil Friend | Oct 21, 2004 | Uncategorized
From a Physicist and New Nobel Winner, Some Food for Thought. The history of physics is, like the universe, a story of expansion. By DENNIS OVERBYE. [The New York Times > Science] Fresh from a new Nobel Prize, with a smile as wide as the Pacific Ocean only a...
by Gil Friend | Oct 21, 2004 | Sustainability
Those Brilliant Fall Outfits May Be Saving Trees. As trees across the northern United States turn gold and crimson, scientists are debating exactly what those colors are for. By By CARL ZIMMER. [The New York Times > Science] The scientists do agree on one thing:...
