Online User Behavior and the Digital Divide

With the increased proliferation of ICTs in many newly industrializing nations research about the so-called digital divide should shift its focus from infrastructure to soci-cultural factors that influence Internet usage.

Explaining The Unemployment Rate: Facts and Myths

This article explains some of the facts and myths about the unemployment rate.

Without Respect, Firefighters May Soon Be Gone With the Wind

Oh, look! Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin wants to give the firefighters a 0% raise. She likes to make these fights an annual event!

Monetary Outflows to China Significant

While the Bank of China prepares for an IPO and investors will be watching all those rather interesting shall we say bad loans, we see our trade deficit with China go ballistic. In May China’s finance minister noted a surge of 44% in their trade surplus with the United States.

The Non-Taxation Revolution of Transfinancial Economics (TFE)

This is an article concerned with Transfinancial Economics, or Non-Taxation Monetary Reform. It believes that new unearned money can be created to replace taxation by democratic national,and local governments. Likewise, genuine non-governmental organisations, or NGOs concerned with humanitarian problems could be fully, or partly funded without the need for fund-raising. Inflation could be controlled directly via advanced computer technology in banks. The implications of what is termed Transfinancial Economics, or TFE are stupendous. Though it is still a research, and development project many of its basic ideas are ready for the public. Furthermore, TFE is also called Non-Taxation Monetary Reform.

Baucus Warns that IRS Budget Cut May Cost, Not Save

U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, says that the 1% cut in the 2006 budget of the IRS will actually cost the U.S. Treasury $1 billion in lost tax collection.

Hydropower As A Major Player In The Energy Game

Hydropower has been a slumbering giant in the energy game. Since the 1960s, its use has actually gone down compared to other energy sources. This is beginning to change.

Cancel the National Credit

When your teenagers behave irresponsibly with their credit privileges, you tear up their cards, if you love them. If you love your humble public servants, you do quite the same.

Crude Oil: Black Gold or Black Menace?

This article is an overview of the Crude Oil Market. It includes information on the history, environmental effects, oil pricing and the future outlook of the Crude Oil market.

Surprise! Nuclear Plants Are All Around You

Given all the talk about energy concerns, few mention nuclear power as an alternative. It already provides a chunk of our energy needs, though most do not realize this fact.

Anti Globalists Condemn the Federal Reserve

It is amazing indeed that that anti-globalists are so busy condemning the Federal Reserve and the powers that be. Claiming everything is one giant conspiracy theory and that nothing is as it seems. In fact they go so far as to name bloodlines, actual family names and then say everything that is wrong in the world is there fault.

The Wall - Will It Solve The Problem?

Architecture is about design, building and about transforming space into something that is of functional use... And that is what is going on at the border with Mexico...

Accelerating Abandoned Down Town Rebuilding in America

One thing is certain if you look at the illegal immigration and undocumented worker problems in America there is a bright side. Indeed, that is that we must be doing something right, otherwise everyone would not be coming here in the first place to either live or work.

How Soon Will Saudi Arabia Turn to Nuclear Energy?

How soon with Saudi Arabia join the nuclear club? You might be surprised with our investigation. How will this change the world's energy picture? Water desalination will be the driving force behind Saudi's entry into nuclear energy.

Kyoto Treaty, Global Warming and China Contributions to CO2

Many nations are upset that the United States of America would not sign the Kyoto Treaty. But if you consider all the facts there is no sense in the United States tying its industrial mighty hands behind its back in international trade issues, manufacturing sectors or level free market competitive playing fields.