Hugo Frias Chavez and Ahmadinejad have been challenging the U.S every chance they get. Each leader is trying to exert influence in the region in various ways and are bound by their strong opposition to Washington. Ahmadinejad was born on October 28, 1956. He was the fourth child of a poor family who lived in […]
Microsoft is planning to raise an alternative with Yahoo
With a possibility of a fresh deal, Microsoft Corp. has announced that it had reached out to Yahoo Inc. which will not involve an acquisition of the Internet company. Microsoft is planning to raise an alternative with Yahoo, which would involve a transaction with Yahoo but not an acquisition of all of Yahoo. The announcement […]
Marie Antoinette, Meet Angelo Mozilo
– by Tula Connell This is a cross-post from the Firedoglake blog. Here’s an idea. Instead of retiring when we turn 65, let’s go to work scrubbing tables at the nearest fast-food outlet. Sound good? Not to most of us. But it’s a future that U.S. workers increasingly are facing. America’s workers aren’t just losing their homes in what […]
Can the New York Times Company Remain Viable?
These are curiously masochistic days for the New York Times Company. Stumbling now into what will likely be a distracting proxy fight with an investor group that happens also to be their largest shareholder, there does not seem to be a correct decision coming from either their commercial or editorial divisions. Last week, the New […]
Put That Old Computer To Good Use
How to Put your Old Computer To Good Use An old computer these days is no longer a completely useless system. In fact, even though I might upgrade my main computer every couple of years, I usually take ten to fifteen years before I completely remove it from my home network and send it to […]