China – Threat or Opportunity

by Dean Whittaker In his 2005 book, China, Inc. , Ted C. Fishman offers an in-depth look at the economic changes taking place in China along with the implication of these changes for much of the rest of the world. The words “Made in China” are so common...

Affordable Housing

by Tammy Hart According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), there is an ever-increasing demand and need for affordable housing. This is due in part to the overall rise in cost of housing and rentals being higher than the rise in incomes....

What is Open Source Software?

by Josh Morse Linux. Firefox. MySQL. Even casual computer users are familiar with some of these programs. Yet the open source licenses under which all three are released are often mysterious to even the most computer-savvy person. Today I hope to help clear up some...