The Closer
ROUND-UP “After a strong session for global equities, the mood turned sour again as fears over Greece’s potential exit from the euro region mounted after the country’s...
Missing Harvard Business Student’s Body Recovered
The body of a Harvard Business School student was recovered from a Maine harbor on Tuesday, three days after the man disappeared during a drunken...
Dr. Bonnie Snyder: The Majority of the Unemployed Went to College?
I thought I had lost the capacity to be shocked, but I was wrong. Recently, Investors Business Daily reported that for the first time in history, the majority of jobless workers (57 percent) have attended college.
Michael Zacka: The One Thing Politicians Can Agree on
The magic that happens over shared meals can help preserve the American family, strengthen all of its members and enrich their lives. I'm sure America's Republicans and Democrats both agree that more families should be sitting together at dinner.
DHS Seeks To ‘Accelerate’ Use Of Drones By Police
WASHINGTON -- The Department of Homeland Security has launched a program to "facilitate and accelerate the adoption" of small, unmanned drones by police and other...
Ralph Gomory: Mercantilism, Manufacturing, and a Political Problem
People talk a great deal about free trade. But for better or for worse the real world that we live in is more a mercantilist world than it is a free markets and free trade world.
Robert Reich: Why Obama Should Be Attacking Casino Capitalism — Both Romney’s Bain and JPMorgan
Bain Capital and JPMorgan are parts of the same problem -- a particular kind of capitalism that uses other peoples' money to make big bets which, if they go wrong, can wreak havoc on the economy. The president should be leading the charge against both.
WATCH: Labor Leader Takes Bat To Nikki Haley Pinata, Stirs Controversy
Donna Dewitt, the president of the South Carolina AFL-CIO, has spent two years doing battle with Republican Gov. Nikki Haley. At a picnic this past...
Jeanette Cajide: How Does Facebook Keep the Buzz Going Post-IPO?
Facebook had an exciting week, but what will follow for the social leader post-IPO? Mark Zuckerberg is now at the mercy of Wall Street analysts who I predict will haunt his dreams before every earnings report as businesses look for ways to diversity their social advertising portfolios.
Famed Oakland ‘Ganja-preneur’ Charged With Defrauding His City
An Oakland entrepreneur who rose to international notoriety with his successful chain of medical marijuana dispensary supply stores has been charged with 13 felony counts...
