Americans Rip Up Retirement PlansThe American workplace is about to get grayer. Nearly two-thirds of Americans between the ages of 45 and 60 say they plan to delay retirement, according to a report to be released Friday by the Conference Board. That was a steep jump from just two years earlier, when the group found that 42% of respondents expected to put off retirement.
In this sad/funny clip on gun control, Jon Stewart reveals that over 20,000 gun control laws are currently on the books, and are not being enforced. He also reveals that the main agency responsible for enforcing gun control, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, has not had an official director since 2006 — going on 7 years !!!
While the original link is no longer active, here is an alternate link:
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-january-16-2013/there-goes-the-boom
NAPOLITANO: Can the Secret Service tell you to shut up?The First Amendment to the Constitution prohibits the government from infringing upon the freedom of speech, the freedom of association and the freedom to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Speech is language and other forms of expression; and association and petition connote physical presence in reasonable proximity to those of like mind and to government officials, so as to make your opinions known to them.
Innovation and the Quiet MindBuzzwords rise and fall in the world of business, and at their highest, serve as flags marking a place where we need to drill down. For some time, the need to “innovate” has been creeping into the lexicon of my clients, reflecting the fact that old paradigms on so many fronts are breaking down.
Bank of America Foreclosure Reviews: How the Cover-Up Happened (Part IV) ” naked capitalismFrom a different reviewer: Bank of America management pressure against pursuing troubling evidence Given the ambiguous and open-ended test questions (discussed in depth in this post), many researchers stove to be thorough. Not surprisingly, that put them at odds with the Bank of America managers.
Justice for the PayPal WikiLeaks protesters: why DDoS is free speechThere is no weapon on the planet more powerful than speech. In recent years, the digital revolution has led to new and unique ways for people to express themselves, and speech has flourished around the world, bringing it closer together.
Anonymous: “Operation Last Resort: Not This Time. This Time There Will Be Change, Or There Will Be Chaos” – Washington’s BlogLast year the Federal Bureau of Investigation revelled in porcine glee at its successful infiltration of certain elements of Anonymous. This infiltration was achieved through the use of the *same tactics which lead to Aaron Swartz’ death.
Iceland Wins Case on 2008 Refusal to Cover Foreign DepositsIceland was found to have acted within its rights in its 2008 refusal to cover U.K. and Dutch depositors in a failed Icelandic bank, escaping damages as high as 20 percent of its economic output. The European Free Trade Association Court in Luxembourg today dismissed a case brought the EFTA Surveillance Authority, which claimed the island had breached European Economic Area law.