DOJ Reviews Comcast/NBC Merger

by | Jan 12, 2010 | News

On January 6, 2010, the U.S. Justice Department announced it would take on the task of evaluating the proposed merger between Comcast, the nation's largest cable and broadband provider, and NBC Universal, the media production conglomerate. This resolves...
Like Cats and Dogs

Like Cats and Dogs

by | Jan 12, 2010 | News

On Monday, January 4, 2010, a Vermont judge overturned a permit for a planned museum celebrating the life and work of famed children's book illustrator Tasha Tudor.Tasha Tudor died in June, 2008 at the age of 92. In addition to writing and illustrating many books...

The Jobs Hole

by | Jan 12, 2010 | News

The Labor Department just reported that 85,000 jobs were lost in December. The official rate of unemployment (which measures how many people are looking for jobs) held steady at 10 percent nonetheless. That's because so many more people have stopped looking....