Economics – Page 5 – BTW – Stuff You Should Know

To Frack or Not to Frack: A Complicated Question

November 10, 2014 btwuser 0

Negotiation over ownership of the world’s natural resources has long caused tensions between nations and lead to ongoing, major disputes, including war. One of the […]

A field of solar mirror panels harnessing the sun's rays to provide renewable alternative green energy

Stuff YOU Should Know

September 16, 2014 btwuser 0

Tom Hanks Has an App? Best Actor Winner. Movie star. Former sitcom star. All-around nice guy. Technology developer? Tom Hanks, known to many as that […]

gender and wage inequality in the U.S. workforce graphic

Women’s Equality Day

August 26, 2014 btwuser 0

Tuesday, August 26 is Women’s Equality Day in the United States. This day commemorates the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment where women citizens in the […]

The first steam engine designed and built in the United States, by Oliver Evans, of Philadelphia, Pa., 1801 / Drawing by Thos. Arnold McKibbin. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division [LC-USZC4-2758]

Patents: For the Benefit of Society

July 30, 2014 btwuser 0

You have probably seen a copyright symbol– © –printed inside of your favorite books or on the backs of CDs. But what do you know […]

Summer’s Here! Everyone in the (Job) Pool!

June 13, 2014 btwuser 0

Now that school’s out, many of you will hit the pavement in search of your first-ever job. There are many good reasons to start working […]

Stuff YOU Should Know

April 14, 2014 btwuser 0

Shooting at Fort Hood On April 2, Army Specialist Ivan Lopez opened fire on his colleagues at the Fort Hood military base located in central […]

Stuff YOU Should Know

March 12, 2014 btwuser 0

Oscar Night! Even if you didn’t watch the 86th Annual Academy Awards, you likely saw this picture by host Ellen Degeneres as it made its rounds […]

YOU DECIDE: The Comcast Merger

February 28, 2014 btwuser 0

Should Comcast be Allowed to Merge with Time Warner Communications? Does your family have cable in your home? How about Internet access? If so, the […]