My 2015 confession: conservatives were right about everything, by Mark Sumner Is figure skating ready to come out of the closet, by Laura Clawson Three billion years to Mars, by DarkSyde A call to action and a time to remember: Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2015, by Denise Oliver Velez Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker claims to have a master's degree, by Mark E Andersen John Grisham, muckraker, by Susan Grigsby Will Bill de Blasio teach liberals that liberals with a spine win, by Egberto Willies Medicaid for kids largely pays for itself. Who think the GOP's magic math model will count that, by Ian Reifowitz Poll shows Staten Island is a world apart from rest of New York City, by David Jarman
The US solar boom is taking off at breathtaking speed—even though solar is still a tiny slice of the American energy pie, it has by far the fastest growth of any energy source, and it's adding jobs apace. As of November 2014, the US solar industry employed 173,807 people, up 21.8 percent from a year before, according to a new survey by the Solar Foundation, a nonprofit research outfit.
Americans are much more likely to report that they are financially better off now (47%) compared with a year ago than to say they are worse off (28%). Last January, more said they were worse off than better off, consistent with most measurements since the Great Recession began. The more positive results this year are closer to what Gallup measured during strong economic times over the past 40 years -- such as in the late 1980s and late 1990s—than in sluggish economic times.
We All Pay Higher Tax Rates Than The Rich: A Lesson In Class Warfare, by Tasini President Obama Announces plan for executive action to promote High-speed Community Broadband, by windsong01 Hell hath no fury like the Internet avenging a pizza delivery driver (Updated with video), by plan9pub
President Obama Announces plan for executive action to promote High-speed Community Broadband, by windsong01
Hell hath no fury like the Internet avenging a pizza delivery driver (Updated with video), by plan9pub
The largest bank in the US, JPMorgan Chase & Co, released its fourth quarter earnings supplement this week, which included details of its systematic reduction in ATMs. According to the report, at the end of last year JPMorgan had 18,056 ATMS, down from 20,290 at the end of 2013.