Thomas Geoghegan, writing in a recent issue of Harper’s Magazine, puts forth a theory that at first glance seems almost too silly to voice, let alone take
As the financial crisis continues to unfold, headlines increasingly focus on the pain and hardship ordinary Americans are suffering. Let us not forget that the
I recently finished reading a remarkable book by Peter Singer, The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty. It makes an unusually tough-minded assert
In a February article in Fortune, reporter Betsy Morris sang the praises of Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo’s sophomore CEO. The piece described PepsiCo’s new
“Judge King wrote that Ms. Braun had recounted the humiliating experience of soiling herself while at work because she had not been permitted time to use
Over the years, I have frequently spoken out against companies that preach a “we’re-all-in-this-together” ethos while tolerating Austrian-Afgh
Recently the New York Times reviewed The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker, by Steven Greenhouse, a reporter for the newspaper. The book, publish
I have often wondered whether a company can truly be evil. Not a company run by evil people, but a place where decades of evil have seeped right into the corpor
It had all the makings of a nightmare: ”Seventh Generation Battles Carcinogenic Chemical Controversy” “Organic” and “Natural
I once heard George Soros explain or rather rationalize his investment in a company that produces land mines while his charitable organization worked to remove
On July 26th Fortune Magazine released a cover story on Wal-Mart under the banner “Wal-Mart Saves the Planet, well not quite…” Something is going on her
There was no shortage of complaining about the $147 million that Lee R. Raymond, retiring CEO of Exxon Mobil departed the company with. Exxon shareholders didn
