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The Economy: We Are All Keynesians Now
THE ECONOMY The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood.
Report: Guatemala Lawyer Plotted His Own Assassination
Rodrigo Rosenberg became a household name in Guatemala after he posthumously accused the President and First Lady of ordering his Mother’s Day murder last year. His words, left behind in a video taped days before he was shot to death on a tree-lined boulevard, sent tens of thousands of protesters into the streets and sparked youth-led reform movements.
Circles and Swooshes
When Starbucks coffee rolls out its new logo in stores in early March, you might notice something missing from your coffee cup: the words Starbucks Coffee.
HP vs. Everybody
Be inconspicuous. If there’s one tenet of the legendary corporate culture known as the HP Way that CEO Mark Hurd has mastered, that’s it.
Room Service and a Shovel: The Rise of Voluntourism
Picking up trash and pulling weeds may not sound terribly posh, but at a growing number of high-end resorts, where rooms often cost $400 or $500 a night, these activities are becoming yet another hotel amenity.
Odd jobs run India’s economy
The economic might of India may bring to mind technological savvy and overseas call centers.
Remembering the First Lady of New York
On Monday, a chapter was closed in the social history of New York City: a great dame, the arbiter of New York society, died without leaving any successors. Brooke Astor, who passed away at age 105, was a combination of the Victorian age, with all its wit and elegance, and of the modern era, with its sharp-minded determination.
Think you’re a good employee? Office snooping software can tell
Even the most cunning of slackers may have finally met their match in a new piece of office surveillance software. A program has been developed by U.S
Goldman Sachs vs. Rolling Stone: A Wall Street Smackdown
Goldman Sachs is a giant pig. A giant pig that blows bubbles through a wand shaped like a dollar sign.