What Has Hugo Chávez Done for Venezuela Lately?
The Venezuelan strongman has been annoying for our country, and a lot worse for his own.
Economics
Does Fast Food Marketing Make Kids Fat?
A new study trumpets a dubious link between obese youngsters and the logos of food companies.
Despite Job Growth, Unemployment Remains at Recession Level
A blip in lousy numbers is still a blip
SpaceX Gives Space Station a New Lease on Life
The ability to get from here to there is key
Debt Load Hikes Hawaii Taxes
Public employee benefits are the big culprit, as you might guess
Ireland Seeks To Squeeze Taxes from Shadow Economy
Next step, between the cushions, under the sofa ...
Classical Musicians Take to the Barricades (Again)
Longhair labor disputes are the inevitable product of an impossible business model.
Study: Free Birth Control Leads to Fewer Abortions
This apparently needed to be studied and wasn't completely obvious
Congress Ponders More Iran Sanctions
Would expand penalties to non-oil financial transactions
California Gas Prices Go Bonkers
It's like eleventy billion dollars a gallon, thanks in part to state regs.
Hispanic Unemployment Under 10 Percent For First Time in Obama Presidency
The unemployment rate overall went down to 7.8 percent today
The Latest Scam from California's Public-Sector Unions
Golden State lawmakers prepare to shovel more money to well-compensated government workers.
Allen West: Jobs Numbers Cooked
The best jobs report of Obama's presidency finally has unemployment under 8 percent
Jack Welch: White House Manipulated Jobs Numbers to Boost Re-Election Prospects
Former General Electric CEO accuses the president's men of cooking the books
Spanish Economy Minister Says Spain Does Not Need a Bailout
Trying to put a lid on rumors to the contrary
Greek Children Abandoned Amid Euro Crisis
Orphanages seeing an increase in children left at their door
U.S. Unemployment Rate Falls to 7.8 Percent
First time below 8 percent since Obama took office
UK Could Be Facing Blackouts Soon
EU regulations, the euro crisis and power station failures could put lights out in the winter
U.S. Unemployment Expected to Remain at 8.1 Percent or Rise to 8.2 Percent
Announcement scheduled for 8:30am
Greek PM: Greece Will Go Bust Next Month Without Bailout
Foreign lenders must approve austerity measures for the rescue package to be granted
