The Internet is creating a new class of web-based, geographically-dispersed entrepreneurs. Digital communication allows work, capital, and knowledge to come together in a virtual world that can let go of the old necessities of handshakes and paperwork. Until recently, however, the legal frameworks available for structuring these businesses haven't kept...
Posted April 24, 2010 | 18:38:16 (EST)
With 47% of Vermonters having Internet connection speeds of under 678 kbps (the minimum speed that constitutes "broadband" according to the FCC), Vermont has earned the nickname of the Last Mile State. But it is precisely because of this reputation that Matt Dunne thinks Vermont can be transformed into a...
Posted September 21, 2009 | 10:52:49 (EST)
I remember the day my Indian Muslim family became Latino. It was 2006 and Ted Strickland was running as the Democratic nominee for governor of Ohio. My father declared our new identity with a "Latinos Unidos por Strickland" bumper sticker on the back of our minivan. "We want him to...

Posted July 12, 2010 | 17:12:12 (EST)