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Fed’s $1.2 Trillion in Financial Sector Loans “A Classic Case of Moral Hazard“
During the 2008 financial crisis, when the nation's banking system seemed on the verge of collapse, President George W. Bush authorized a $700 billion bailout of the financial industry. …

FEMA During Hurricane Katrina and Beyond
FEMA USAR teams go out in boats to help rescue residents stranded due to flooding from Hurricane Katrina, August 31st, 2005. (Photo: Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA) Leo Bosner was …

Make It in America: How We Can Bring Manufacturing Back (No, Really)
In this highly polarized country, one idea about fixing America's economic woes reverberates across ideological, partisan, geographic and class lines: “Let's make things in America again.” And …

“No Man Is an Island”: Reflections From Norway
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Measuring Executive Pay – and Responsibility
When Nintendo slashed the price of its 6-month-old 3-D game device by nearly a third (to $169.99) a few weeks ago, company President Satoru Iwata voluntarily took a 50% …

Revealed: Former Goldman Sachs VP Turned Issa Staffer Supervised Scheduling of Elizabeth Warren Incident
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) became infamous overnight for berating Elizabeth Warren and accusing her of lying about her scheduling with the committee. (Photo: republicanconference)

Time for Jubilee
If we’re truly looking for paths toward managing debt and promoting economic stimulus — which is about stimulating optimism as much as anything else — then we ought to …

Violence Brings Pakistan’s Women Advocates to Aid Religious Minorities
Islamabad - In spite of real dangers for those working as advocates with Pakistan’s religious minorities, a number of people have been speaking out against religious discrimination and the …

All Man’s Land
New Dehli – Ernest Hemingway’s collection of stories, Men without Women, examines tense gender relationships. In a particularly poignant story, a young man convinces his partner to have an …

What Comes Next for Wisconsin’s Fledgling Uprising
Stephanie Haw needed a good cry. On the night of August 9th, the rowdy crowd inside Hawk's bar in downtown Madison grew ever quieter as the election …