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Palestinians Are Realizing The Downsides Of So Much Foreign Aid
Luay Abdel Rafah was unconcerned with President Obama’s visit to nearby Bethlehem last Friday, or by the announcement that the United States would unblock $500 million in US funds for the Palestinian...
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Climatologists Can't Explain Why Global Warming Has Slowed Down
The climate may be heating up less in response to greenhouse-gas emissions than was once thought. But that does not mean the problem is going away.OVER the past 15 years air temperatures at the Earth’s...
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The Only Married Gay Member Of Congress Says It's 'Difficult To Function As A...
Rep. Mark Pocan’s office is just two blocks from the U.S. Supreme Court, where justices this week heard two separate cases involving same-sex marriage. But for the first-term Wisconsin lawmaker, the...
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'Simpsons' Co-Executive Producer Dies Of Cancer At 48
Don Payne, a co-executive producer of "The Simpsons" and "Thor" screenwriter, died in Los Angeles on Tuesday after battling cancer. He was 48.The University of California, Los Angeles graduate won four...
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Why We Should All Relax About 'The Biggest Cyberattack Ever'
There has been a wave of skepticism about the severity of this month's "biggest ever" denial-of-service attack — that a fight between website hosts and spam fighters may or may not have sunk the DNS...
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Four Looming Factors That Could Threaten Amazon's Profits
For the past many quarters now, Amazon has been a darling of stock market analysts and investors with the stock currently trading at a P/E ratio of 187. This despite the fact that key metrics such as...
View Article'Atlas Shrugged' Producers Somehow Raised Enough Cash For A Part III
Oh no, not again. It notched less than $8M in box office with 2011′s Part I and 2012′s Part II combined.But Atlas Shrugged producers John Aglialoro and Harmon Kaslow somehow raised more cash to funnel...
View ArticleWhat Gay Marriage Means For Business
When nearly 300 U.S. corporations and other groups signed on to a friend-of-the-court brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a portion of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the gesture may...
View ArticleManufacturing Is Dying For Cultural, Not Economic Reasons
Is the end of traditional manufacturing in sight? Should the last person out of tonight’s late shift turn off the lights for good?I’d say yes -- albeit somewhat sadly.There are at least six different...
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The Brand New Range Rover Sport Is A Lightweight Powerhouse
Edgier, sleeker, and faster, the 2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport is the sporting complement to the off-road specialist (with on-road credentials) found in the new Range Rover.Unveiled just before the...
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Keeping Women Off Of Corporate Boards Is A Really Bad Idea
Worldwide, only about one out of every ten corporate board members is a woman (PDF).That’s a sharp imbalance, and some countries and institutions have been working to correct it. In 2003, Norway...
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A Dirty Dentist May Have Put 7,000 Patients At Risk Of HIV
A dirty dentist placed 7,000 patients at risk of contracting HIV and other infectious diseases after failing to properly sterilize equipment at his Oklahoma practice, health officials warned...
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10 Tax Laws That Are Holding The Economy Back
If you watch the budget battles in Washington, it might appear the only discussion about taxes is whether they should be increased, cut, or kept where they are. But policy experts are engaged in a tax...
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JEFFREY SACHS: The US Is Not Making The Necessary Transition To A Sustainable...
NEW YORK – The surest bet on the future of energy is the need for low-carbon energy supplies. Around 80% of the world’s primary energy today is carbon based: coal, oil, and gas. We will need to shift...
View ArticleWall-Street Craziness Is Back
The craziness on Wall Street, the reckless for-the-moment-only behavior that led to the Financial Crisis, is back.This time it’s Citigroup that is once again concocting “synthetic” securities, like...
View ArticleSERGEI KIRIENKO DEFEATED BEFORE HE COULD INFLICT MORE DAMAGE ON RUSSIA BY...
By John Helmer, MoscowSergei Kirienko has a reputation which survives no matter how selfish his aims, destructive his methods, ruinous his results. He was small enough to be looked down upon by...
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JOB OF THE WEEK: Director Of Engineering
Check out the Business Insider Jobs section >>As part of our new partnership with CareerBuilder.com, each week we'll feature one of the awesome jobs advertised on the Business Insider jobs...
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10 Of The World's Most Delicious Breakfasts
Maple-bacon biscuits. Chocolate-dipped donuts. A lavish spread of eggs. Is there any meal more comforting than breakfast?Whatever time zone you wake up in, the best breakfasts will brighten your mood,...
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STEPHEN ROACH: China Has A Plan To Avoid The Dreaded 'Middle-Income Trap'
BEIJING – The debate is over. After six years of weighing the options, China is now firmly committed to implementing a new growth strategy. At least, that’s the verdict I gleaned from the...
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Troubled Electric Automaker Fisker Furloughs Workers To Save Cash
Fisker Automotive has put its U.S. workforce on furlough this week as the troubled automaker seeks to save cash.The company has spent recent months seeking a buyer, and hasn't produced a car since...
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