By Hazel Henderson When US astronaut Dr. Sally Ride returned from her space trip in 1983, she exclaimed that NASA should have a Mission To Planet Earth! This led to NASA’s “Earth”, an ongoing program of research into how our planet functions based on Earth Systems Science. I was a science …
Top Cleantech Stories Of The Day: Ivanpah — The World’s Largest Solar Thermal Power Plant
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June 15, 2012 The Battle of Markets Vs. Governments In light of the momentous events in financial markets this week, we present a special series of essays by Ravi Menon, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the country’s central bank. He has a dual message for would-be reformers: …
Which Party Poses the Real Risk to Social Security’s Future?
Hint: it’s not Republicans. Social Security remains one of the greatest achievements of the Democratic Party since its creation 75 years ago. Although Republicans have historically fulminated against the program (Ronald Reagan once likened it as something akin to “socialism”), they have actually made little headway in touching this sacred …