Inside Job is the story of a crime without punishment, an outrage that has mostly escaped legal sanction and social stigma. While Inside Job can feel at times
Why do people in the financial sector earn 100 times more than the average neurosurgeon? How is it possible that in 2009 the top 10 bankers earned an average of
Fighting Democracy and Destroying America’s Economic Future This has been quite a year for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a year of blunders as well as success
I believe in an America committed to the democratic ideal of government of the people, by the people and for the people. That’s why, on Friday, January 21, 20
In the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, the American economy experienced long periods of prosperity, in which GDP growth performed quite well. At the same time, inequal
“Exuberance made a comeback this year at Josh Koplewicz’s annual Halloween party. More than 1,000 people packed into a 6,000-square-foot space at the Good U
Thomas Friedman wrote several weeks ago about our interconnected yet uncertain future. “In a world where our demand for Chinese-made sneakers produces pol
Here’s a retailing truth: You can’t be in the business of selling consumer products without thinking about Walmart. The merchandising behemoth sells
I was giddy with hope back in November 2008 when Barack Obama won the presidential election. Like many, I believed that we stood at the edge of potentially enor
There’s been plenty said about Wall Street’s incredible collapse and the byzantine practices and illusionary (some would say delusionary) financial
Sometimes you think you have something important to say, and before you know whether you can convince anyone in the publishing community that it’s of valu
Joel Makower and Daniel Goleman‘s debate in Joel’s recent column on the likely effect of how “unfettered information about the environmental i
