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The roots of America's sprawling prison system, which houses over 2.2 million inmates, go back to an idea hatched in Ben Franklin's living room.  In a recent story on America's toughest prison - the federal "Supermax" A...

When Moore first described his law, chips had 8 transistors. Today they have 1.3 billion.          

When we learned the name of the next "Star Wars" movie back in November, star Mark Hamill heard it for the first time along with the rest of us. Hamill, who reprises his role as Luke Skywalker in "Star Wars: The Force Aw...

The creep of the Obama administration into financial waters -- about which it has shown little to no acumen -- continued last week as the Labor Department released new regulations...

A de facto alliance in the region against Iran has opened the way to more sales to Arab states, and raised fears of an arms race.

Business is about leverage.  Who has it, who has lost it, and what people are getting paid for it.  Right now, employees are slowly taking back leverage from employers in the labor market, and this chart from Deutsche ...

In January, I presented a well-viewed post on the potential impact on the nonprofit board if a new CEO is a millennial -- born roughly between 1980 and 2000. (://huff.to/1zMGi9N) This current post broadens the discussion...

At least three posts out of more than 1,000 were erased after employees from the company's business side complained about their content, according to a memo from BuzzFeed's editor.

After years of squabbling, business and labor groups have finally hammered out a ban on credit checks for thousands of New Yorkers seeking retail, restaurant and even dog-walking jobs. Last...

When you're staying in the same fancy hotel as some of the best offensive hackers in the world, watch the desktop computer before it watches you. The Fountainebleau hotel in Miami Beach hosted the deeply technical and of...

Report: Comcast and Time Warner Cable plan to talk with Justice Department about merger          

Potbotics wants to "elevate cannabis to higher standards" for people with medical disorders. Marijuana connoisseurs may soon have a new option for finding the best weed: brain scans. Read Full Story

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Walmart surprised everyone and put 2,200 people out of work Monday when it temporarily closed five stores. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- World finance officials said Saturday they see a number of threats on the horizon for a global economy still clawing back from the deepest recession in seven decades, and a potential Greek debt default...

An Irish teacher turned to political activism after austerity measures were introduced in Ireland.

Ingenuity and energy abound in tech companies, but they are trapped within traditional financial power structures American capitalism is in the midst of a remarkable transformation. For decades, Wall Street has been the ...

Treating yourself right when you screw up will help you do better next time.

As the May 7 General Election approaches, mainstream political parties are going to place an emphasis on "aggressive tax avoidance," including publicising how much money they plan to raise through stricter policies.  Bu...

California Water Board unveils stiff conservation targets for cities and water districts of up to 36% by next year

(Reuters) - Facing a recovering economy and a tumbling jobless rate, Republican presidential candidates honing their economic message are trying tap into a lingering sense of insecurity among Americans seven years after ...