President Obama announced his re-election bid this week, making him the first official candidate in the 2012 race. When it comes to challenging Obama for the presidency, a number of Republican hopefuls have been taking the stage, but no one has taken the plunge and made it official. Deroy Murdock and Robin Swanson share their opposing insights on the 2012 campaign.
In 2008, in the midst of the recession and a period of decline unprecedented in the company's history, chairman Howard Schultz—feeling that the soul of his brand was at risk—returned to the CEO post, eight years after stepping down. Following an extensive transformation of the company, he has written a new book detailing the brand's journey to recovery, Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul.
Billed as the nation’s premier sustainability event, the Green Festival kicks off in San Francisco this week. It’s a national project of Green America and Global Exchange that will also be in Chicago, Seattle, New York and Los Angeles throughout this year. Alisa Gravitz, Executive Director of Green America, highlights what people can expect.
Five-time NBA champion and two-time defensive player of the year Dennis Rodman will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame for 2011. Sports commentator George Johnson argues why a Rodman-type player wouldn't be inducted into other Halls of Fame – such as Major League Baseball.
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. To commemorate, National Geographic Channel is featuring two nights of special programming. Kenneth Morris, Jr. hosts the first of three specials called, Civil Warriors: Free at Last. Morris descends from two of the most important names in American history: he is the great-great-great grandson of Frederick Douglass and the great-great grandson of Booker T. Washington. |
