Bailouts hurt capitalism. How we can keep from needing them in the first place.
How to Save Capitalism
As the global economic crisis enters its fourth excruciating year, just about everybody who can be blamed for the downturn has been blamed. Irresponsible bankers. Greedy corporate executives. Incompetent regulators. Bickering …
Economists: A Profession at Sea
How to keep economists from missing the next financial crisis.
Fixing Capitalism Means Taking Power Back From Business
Newt Gingrich’s latest attack on fellow Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s leadership of a private-equity firm goes to the heart of today’s biggest debate in politics and economics. “If we identify capitalism …
Almost Half of Americans Live in a Household Receiving Government Benefits
According to U.S. Census data, 48.6% of the population lived in a household that received some form of government aid in the second quarter of 2010, which rose slightly from the previous quarter — another sign of how dependent on federal aid Americans have grown during the Great Recession.
Ten Prominent Websites Protesting SOPA and PIPA
Thousands of websites went black or obscured their homepages on Wednesday to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), two controversial bills designed to crack down on web piracy. Critics of the …
SOPA Protests Gain Steam as Web Activists Flex Growing Clout
Internet-based protests against a pair of controversial anti-piracy bills gained momentum Wednesday, as several lawmakers dropped their support in the face of widespread opposition from the tech industry. Until recently, the Stop …
Davos 2012: “The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models”
Next Wednesday marks the launch of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The annual meeting of the most powerful men and women in business, government and the non-profit world will focus on the theme “The Great …
Zappos Hacked: Expert Says You Need a Better Password
Zappos.com has taken pains to assure customers that their credit card information is safe after a data breach, which was reported over the weekend, compromised information of up to 24 million customers, including names, mailing …
Jerry Yang’s Exit Clears Path For Yahoo Sale or Breakup
Yahoo founder Jerry Yang will surely be remembered as one of the great pioneers of the Internet industry, but in the end, he couldn’t overcome the consequences of the most important decision of his career: spurning Microsoft’s …
Dividend-Growth Stocks Could Thrive This Year
Shares with above-average yields and rising dividends may well offer the best returns in 2012.
Jalopy Nation? The Average Car on the Road Has Never Been Older
Even after a year when sales of new cars increased by nearly 11% compared to 2010, thereby lowering the average age of cars on the road, the typical automobile today is ancient compared to its counterpart in the mid-’90s. In …