So, the G8 nations (Group of 8, the world’s leading economic powers) have agreed on a proposal to cut greenhouse gases in half. Sounds good, right? Only problem: their target date is 2050. You know, 42 years from now. When every single person responsible for this vote is long dead, or at the very least […]
Or, how the NYPD got away with murder. Again. In case you haven’t been following this story, here’s a link. Back in 2006, three police officers shot a man named Sean Bell 50 times as he was leaving a strip club during his bachelor party. Bell and his friends were unarmed. The cops claimed they […]
I haven’t written anything here in a while, mostly because Ace has been kicking ass and I don’t have much to say about the election (beyond the fact that I can’t understand how anyone could be okay with the possibility of Sarah Palin being president). But a friend of mine linked me to this story […]
Yesterday, due to the U.S. House of Representatives not passing the bailout bill, the stock market dropped over 700 points–the worst fall I have seen in all my life! What does this mean for you? For most college students, it will not mean much. You should not be involved in personal investing in the stock […]