MARCH 25, 2011

Full News Archive

• Headline: G.E.'s Tax Avoidance Strategies Explained. Impact: Had G.E. paid its taxes like a good corporate citizen, perhaps the U.S. Treasury would have had enough funds to finally fix those potholes you keep complaining about. But instead, here we are, still dodging the 'Great American Road Trip' saga.. Fact: Did you know that G.E. once made more money from tax breaks than from their actual products? That's one way to keep the shareholders happy!.
• Headline: The Evolution of Gandhi's Philosophy. Impact: Gandhi's transformation into a global icon set off a chain reaction of nonviolent resistance movements worldwide. Who knew a lawyer in a loincloth could lead to the 60s hippie movement? Talk about unintended consequences!. Fact: Fun fact: Gandhi's favorite food was actually goat meat. So much for the vegetarian image we love to attribute to him!.
• Headline: Lanford Wilson's Heartfelt Playwright Legacy. Impact: Wilson's sentimentality paved the way for modern playwrights to explore the depths of human despair, ensuring that every high school drama club could put on a production filled with angst and unrequited love. Thanks, Lanford!. Fact: Did you know that Lanford Wilson wrote plays that ended up being performed in high schools across America? Because nothing says 'teenage rebellion' like dissecting the emotional lives of fictional losers..
• Headline: A Radical Kind of Reactor. Impact: China's radical reactor design might just save us all from the next nuclear disaster—unless, of course, they accidentally invent a new way to cause one in the process. Ah, progress!. Fact: Did you know that nuclear reactors are often called 'nuclear power plants'? Because 'nuclear disaster factories' was apparently too on-the-nose..