French Value Socialism over Austerity
A look back at François Hollande's 2012 victory over Nicolas Sarkozy, France's rejection of austerity politics, and the later limits of that anti-austerity mandate.
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Should Foreign Workers be able to Sue American Corporations?
Over the last two decades thousands of workers have sued companies like Del Monte, Dole and Dow Chem
What Might Happen if Greece Exits the Euro
As Greece stands on the brink of exiting the Euro and its looming elections ...
Greece Exit Doom and Gloom
Will it really happen?
Will People Favor having their own Website?
So far the verdict is "no"
What Is a Corporation? History, Rights, and Corporate Personhood
A corporation is a state-created legal entity that can own property, make contracts, sue and be sued, raise capital, and outlive its owners, but it is not a human being.
Google Going After Wikipedia with Knowledge Graph
Sure looks like it.
Tokyo Skytree Open
World's tallest building structure
Jobs Comparison of Bush and Obama First Terms
The main difference is private versus public payrolls
A word about taxes and capitalism
why the Buffet Rule may be important to our future.
Our Democracy is Not for Sale
our democracy, something that is so sacred that it cannot be bought and sold, but earned.
Why Debt Keeps Increasing
We have to answer this question first
Testing Capitalism's Limits
Right now, we are experimenting with seeing how much we can do without governance
Inside Job Hosted by Matt Damon
A recommendation to watch Inside Job for a clearer explanation of the financial crisis.
Uncertainty at home and in Europe
Defining it a little more
Politics and Markets
Oh, how they intertwine!
Biggest Problems Reported by Small Businesses: Taxes vs. Poor Sales
A 2026 update on how small-business concerns shifted from taxes to poor sales during the recession, and why taxes have moved back up as sales recovered.
Government Job Losses
Half a million in two years.
Housing Crisis Cartoon
A short note on how humor can make the housing crisis easier to understand.
Reason Short Selling Needs to be Banned
It will prevent a lot of heartache