On April 15, the only two certainties in life—death and taxes—are joined in the figure of Abraham Lincoln. Taxing personal income in the United States dates to the Civil War, when President Lincoln signed into law a bill passed by Congress, known as th... »
The theme of this post is especially salient given that Congress cannot agree on a new transportation bill (instead they renewed the existing program one more time). Then last Friday I get an email from the Natural Resources Defense Council, giving me ... »
Since the September 2008 financial crisis, we've seen a pattern of misdeeds, dodgy financial reporting, congressional "investigations" that are all for show, slow and incompetent investigations, and ultimately a slap on the wrist for wrong-doers. »
Good weather brings people out to the markets!!! Slowly but surely more greens are showing up at the markets. My Beet colleague Wendy Aeschlimann has written a great write-up on what she found at the Green City Market lseveral weeks ago and you can rea... »
Local Beets, I realize I am preachng to the choir here, but Paula, my colleague, at Tiny Greens at the Green City Market is right, when the weather gets really cold, less people come out to the markets. For me, the rooms where the Green City Market res... »
Local Beets, I realize I am preachng to the choir here, but Paula, my colleague, at Tiny Greens at the Green City Market is right, when she tells me that when the weather gets really cold, less people come out to the markets. For me, the rooms where th... »
Yes, its gotten cold outside. We have to have some kind of winter right? We are finding, for us, plenty of local produce, and we have tons of happenings and events to share. WHAT’S IN SEASON NOW Markets are showing some greens, lettuce, kale, and spina... »
Since the September 2008 financial crisis, we've seen a pattern of misdeeds, dodgy financial reporting, congressional "investigations" that are all for show, slow and incompetent investigations, and ultimately a slap on the wrist for wrong-doers. »
