By David Weidner
The reality of shareholder enfranchisement is harsh and depressing, a testament to the intractability of the system and the apathy of participants. In America’s corporate proxy contests, only 3.4% of retail shares were voted in 2007 – meaning that a miniscule percentage of individual investors actually bothered to have a say in the companies they own.
Mental health is the ongoing process of dedication to reality at all costs.
– M. Scott Peck
Wall Street Journal (27 Apr 11) – The Federal Reserve used its first-ever news conference to signal it will phase out a controversial bond-buying program—and to reassure a skeptical public that the …
A Tool to Help You Persuade Loved Ones Not to Eat Cheap Meats
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I’ll Give Up My Chicken When They Pry It From My Cold Dead Hands
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Practical Application of Space-Based Power Generation
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The Space Solar Power Systems project is a space-based solar power plant that generates energy by collecting sunlight in geostationary orbit….
By Weather Underground
Weather Underground has challenged the conventions around how weather information is shared with the public since 1993. We’re immensely proud of the unique products that our co…