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69Student Riots and Protests in England
On December 9, 2010, university students in England staged protests against the drastic fee hikes approved by the British Parliament. The hikes will triple the fees from about 3,000 pounds to 9,000 pounds...
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90My Favorite Android Apps for the Samsung Galaxy S Smartphone
I recently caved in to the smartphone rage with my purchase of a Samsung Galaxy S from T-Mobile. My old cell phone was over 5 years old so it's really like moving into overdrive by getting one of these smartphones. It didn't take me very long to...
7 comments7399ers Economics - The Plight of America's Long-Term Unemployed
The Wake of the Financial Meltdown - The effects of the financial carnage resulting from the mortgage meltdown have rippled into the mainstream American economy. Unemployment has soared and a new word has entered the American vocabulary -'99er'. The...
10 comments62UC Board of Regents Fee Increase Sparks Protests, Near Riots at UCLA and UC Berkeley Campuses
At one time, California with one of the most revered state university systems in the United States, if not the world, provided virtually free tuition for all in-state students. Those days are long gone, and...
2 comments85Will Recession Increase Crime?
The severe economic recession has brought about the possibility of a crime wave occuring in the future. The soaring unemployment rate may mean that more desparate people will resort to crime to obtain money....
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83Worldwide Economic Protests and Riots
Iceland Protester. Yes, those F-words mean what it looks like in English. Update Dec. 14, 2010: Students in London stage violent protests against the fee hikes that will triple tuition fees. The scene has been described as anarchy:...
26 comments74Scenes from an empty Restaurant: Recession turns places into ghost towns
A professor at NYU, recently commented that due to deteriorating economic conditions, January of 2009, may turn out to be the worst January in the history of the hotel industry. My recent excursion to a hotel in downtown Phoenix seemed to confirm...
5 comments64Signs of Financial Desperation Abound in the New Economy
As economic conditions continue to deteriorate around the world, the effects of the recession are manifested in desperate actions for food and money. There are laid off workers in China rioting due to the...
63Protests in London Against the Financial Bailout Plan for Banks
A couple weeks ago on Sept. 25 Americans protested on Wall St. to convey the collective anger of the country against the pork-filled $700 Billion bailout of financial institutions. Click here to see the videos from that protest, which received scant...
5 comments72The New Economy: Why Americans Must Start To Live Within Their Means
As I write this article, credit markets are seizing up in an alarming manner pending a bail out plan by Congress. Banks are so scared about the situation that they are afraid to lend to each other, let alone to the consumer. What does this...
