Investing in Social Change

HAVING BEEN BROUGHT UP IN A MILEU OF ABUSE AND CRUELTY DURING MY LAST TWO YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL, as included "suggestions" that I consider working in adult videos as being about the only "worthwhile career option" for someone with "serious mental disorders" like myself (aside from highly-expendable positions which were described by a racially-offensive term unfit to be repeated) who was otherwise expected to play along with Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), only to wind up on Social Security disability benefit, the following item from the "WaiWai" department of Japan's Mainichi Daily News brings back a sense of emotion. Not to mention serving as a ... Read Full Story

THERE IS NO ARGUING THE FACT THAT CONSERVATIVE ARTICLES OF FAITH ARE HEAVY WITH CONTEMPT TOWARDS THE LOWER CLASSES, especially so when it comes to the meme that "welfare basket cases" "are lacking any decent respect for industry, self-reliance and personal responsibility" which, in conservative thought, can only be remedied by requiring eligible welfare cases to find work as a "mere formality" for welfare eligibility. Easier said than done under current socioeconomic conditions, made all the more worse by His Fraudulency's misadventures packaged as ur-RAHOWA Against International Terrorism, and his insistence that same can be supported by keeping taxes low in the name of ... Read Full Story

Do Consumers Have to Compromise Performance to Go Green? POINT ROBERTS, WA and DELTA, BC May 14, 2007 - InvestorIdeas.com green investor portals report on choices and trends in green cars including Hybrids, Electric, Biofuels, and Fuel Cell cars. As green and ethical consumerism grows to become a global phenomenon, InvestorIdeas.com discusses options and choices available and underway posing the Read Full Story

Global Sustainable Investing - the Next Stage in the Evolution of Socially Responsible Investing Global Sustainable Investing, represents a higher standard of investing and is based on a carefully-researched universe of companies. These companies have chosen to integrate sustainable business practices into all aspects of their operations. Common sense, as well as recent studies, confirms [...] Read Full Story

Bizjournals.com, NC The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act gives companies two reasons to invest in new equipment this year, and it provides many small businesses a way to find the money to make these purchases. The economic stimulus package extended two tax incentives for business investment through the end of this year. Companies can write off 50 percent of the cost of new equipment immediately instead of following the usual depreciation schedules. Small businesses can expense up to $250,000 of new equipment purchases this year. These breaks can be a powerful incentive for business investment, especially when combined, said Bill Smith, director of the ... Read Full Story

I love this one... it just tickles me. Congress is full of suits ... but maybe we'll see a few less suits now that the Men's Wearhouse Encourages Congress, Staffs to Donate Suits to People in Need Okay, I'll stop with the silliness. As part of the ongoing partnership between The Men's Wearhouse and Gifts In Kind , donations of gently used suits and business attire benefit disadvantaged men and women in the metro Washington D.C. area. The annual Capitol PurSuit (great pun) has led the founder of Men's Wearhouse to ramp up the effort, so this September, all 580 stores will participate in ... Read Full Story

Hey Chronic Writers, Here's a challenge: On June 15th, I challenge everyone to park their cars at home. That's right, Bike, walk, take the bus or car pool, but this is the only way for gas prices to fall. Someone doesn't need a high IQ to figure out that by leaving their cars parked it will hit the company's the hardest. Hey, whatever happened to,"We will not negotiate with terrorists". I think that the problem lies with the convenience of automobiles. We don't like to re-adjust our lifestyles. In fact, a study claims that the wealthy are the most wanting to help the environment ... Read Full Story