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The author discusses the decline in the number of shareholders who voted to approve software company Microsoft's compensation plan during an annual meeting on December 3, 2014, with the plan including stock incentives for chief executive officer (CEO) Satya Nadella.

The article discusses the author's opinions on the transition of college students from freshmen to sophomores, focusing on how their attitudes toward learning change as they become more confident with college.

The author presents his opinion on Argentina's economic conditions as of 2013 as the country continues to attempt to avoid paying its 100 billion dollar debt, reporting on the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) filing of a legal brief in the U.S. Supreme Court that the IMF would support Argentina's decision not to pay its creditors.

The author presents his opinion on the possibility that Argentina will be unable to settle its debt from its 2001 loan default in 2012, which would be the largest sovereign default in history, and discusses how Argentina's economic crisis would affect bonds markets internationally.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to previous articles from 2012 including "The Fannie Mae 'Wind Down' That Isn't" by Vern McKinley from November 20, "How to Get to a Grand Bargain" by James A. Baker III from November 16, and "The GOP's Latino Opportunity" by Leslie Sanchez from November 19.

The authors argue that the Group of 20 (G-20) political organization needs stricter admissions standards as of June 19, 2012, and that countries such as Norway, Malaysia, and Singapore should be admitted while countries such as Indonesia, Russia, and Mexico should be expelled.

The author encourages U.S. President Barack Obama to emphasize in his speech that Muslims and Islamic countries desire for freedom and democracy, as shown by the revolts across the Middle East.

The author explains the wrong analysis he held about the Dow Jones Industrial Average in his book "Dow 36,000: The New Strategy for Profiting from the Coming Rise in the Stock Market" which was published in 1999.

The authors offer advice on how the U.S. government should address the nuclear threat from Tehran, Iran.

The authors analyze the risk-taking activities of banks in the U.S. They state that it is the bank's attitude on taking risks that causes financial meltdown even during the 1970s and the 1980s. They suggest that players must be exposed in the financial sector to experience personal loss when risk-taking fails. They prefer private partnership instead of government ownership.

The author focuses on winning the war of ideas to win the war against Muslim extremism. He thinks that military action against terrorism is necessary but is not enough to win the hearts and minds of Muslims. He said we must focus diplomacy efforts on Muslim groups to spread the denunciation of violence. Next is to divert potential recruits from becoming terrorists by helping build networks and counter-movements against extremists. He believes that winning the war on ideas is necessary because the enemy is not a nation but a stateless global movement.

The author focuses on the role of U.S.-sponsored radio and television broadcasts in the struggle for freedom around the world. He states that institutions such as Radio Free Europe and Voice of America (VOA) helped win the Cold War. He mentions Radio Sawa, which took over in 2002 where VOA left off, uses an approach that mixes a music format with news and public affairs to attract younger audiences in Iraq. He cites the concept of VOA's Persian-language television show "Roundtable With You."

The author criticizes the bill signed by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger that will allow competition in the cable television industry in the U.S.

The article emphasizes that the tragedy brought about by Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans, Louisiana is an opportunity for urban renewal and development.

Opposes a rule approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in June 2004, requiring every mutual fund to have a chairman who is an outsider.

Focuses on the impact of declined corporate profits in the U.S. on the economic and financial conditions in the country.

Unveils the author's disappointments at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Explains the dynamics of the stocks at the Dow Jones industrial average.

Explains the implications of the class action case Visa U.S.A. Inc. et al. versus Wal-Mart Stores Inc. et al. which will be heard by the United States Supreme Court.

Focuses on the opinion of New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on stock analysts.

Discusses United States President George W. Bush's proposal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout the world on February 14, 2002.

Suggests investors about the importance of diversification citing the predicament common to many Enron Corp. employees when their company stock crashed.

Discusses the implications of the repeal of the United States alternative minimum tax legislation on corporations for the political leadership of House Republicans in 2001.

Examines the efforts of legal celebrity Erin Brokovich to prepare for a lawsuit against ExxonMobil regarding the effects of the cleanup of the 1989 Exxon oil spill in Valdez, Alaska.

Reports on the feasibility of implenting the Kyoto Protocol.

Reports the failure of broadband Internet access in the United States due to political problems.

Analyzes the implications of the position of United States President George W. Bush regarding the Kyoto international treaty on global warming.

Focuses on the different strategies of investors in the United States stock market.

Talks about the views of United States Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill and Environmental Protection Agency Chairman Christine Todd Whitman on global warming.

Discusses the permission granted by the United States Federal Communications Commission on the merger of America Online and Time Warner as of January 2001.

Focuses on the mistake made by the United States Federal Reserve in cutting short-term interest rates in January 2001. Explanations for its failure to recognize the vital signs of inflation; Impact of the decision on the stock market.

Criticizes the Kyoto conference on climate change held on November 25, 2000 in Hague, Netherlands. Demonstrations by protesters against United States negotiators; Purpose the conference; Provisions included in the Kyoto Protocol drafted in 1997; How the United States could reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Evaluates the two education initiatives in California. Objectives of Propositions 38 and 39; Total contributions for the initiatives as of November 2000; Sponsor of Proposition 38; Impact of Proposition 39 on the failing education system in California; Several executives and their educational contributions; Opponents of Proposition 39.

Reports that the growing possibility that Al Gore will be elected president of the United States in 2000 is the speculated reason for the stagnation of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq Stock Market since the beginning of September 2000. Theme initiated by Al Gore in his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention; Likely result if Democrats gain four seats in the 2000 election; Data on the performance of the Dow since 1976.

Discusses the effects of the Internet on the dissemination of information about stocks through the case of Emulex Corp. Corrupt practices involving stock market transaction; Stock performance of Emulex as of August 30, 2000.

Points out that Carl Icahn, who purchased the Nabisco Group Holdings, has ushered in a new era of corporate takeovers, one that will raise share prices to more rational levels. Companies bought by Icahn since 1979; Description of the take-over attempts that were financed by Michael Milken in the 1980s.

Deals with issues regarding the existence of stock exchanges. How exchanges began; What gives electronic communications network (ECN) an edge; Regulations that govern ECN. INSET: Boolean Trades and Hurricane Bonds, by Hal R. Varian.

Discusses the decline of the stock prices of high-technology companies in the Nasdaq Stock Market. Decrease in the prices of the stocks of several technology companies; Changes in the market conditions which affect the prices; Influence of the United States government in the decline.

Analyzes the flat tax proposal of United States Republican presidential candidate John McCain. Four main characteristics of the tax proposal; Basis of McCain's tax plan; Why Americans are not keen about McCain's proposal.

Reports on the speech of United States Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan on August 27, 1999 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, about the status of the stock market. How the stock market is a bubble; Definition of a bubble according to economists; Comments from Robert P. Flood, a senior economist at the International Monetary Fund; Discussion of the Crash of 1929.

Comments on the warnings about high price earning ratios, low dividend yields and the prediction that stock prices would decline. Information on the book `Dow 36,000,' to be published by Times Books; Annual returns of large-company stocks; Explanation for the ascension of stocks; Reason for the drop of risk premium.

Points out the dangers of the proposed plan of United States (US) President Bill Clinton to reduce the public debt of the federal government. Discussion on the flaws of the plan; Examination of the mechanics and dynamics of the US economy; Countries that have applied similar policy with the proposed plan whose economies have stagnated.

Presents an interview with chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Reed Hundt, on the proposal to tax phone companies to provide Internet access for schools. Who will finance the venture.

Opinion. Focuses on why women are still rated lower than men in the corporate world with reference to the introduction of the Women's Equity Fund by Linda Pei. Information on the Women's Equity Fund; Why it has had little effect on corporate policies; Inadequacies of the fund; How the fund is benefitting its shareholders; Financial performance of the fund in 1994 and 1995.

Opinion. Shows how a union could stage a strike without incurring costs for uninvolved parties during the dispute, with reference to the Normal Operations with a Financial Strike (No Fist alternative). How the alternative operates; Reference to the strike of American Airlines' pilots union; How the alternative related to that particular strike; Significance of an intervention by United States president Bill Clinton.