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In Victory for Corporatized Education, Federal Court Strikes Down Regulation of For-Profit Colleges
The assumption behind the rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Education (DOE), headed by Arne Duncan, were that the
“Do Business Schools Incubate Criminals?“
Luigi Zingales, who teaches at the University of Chicagou2019s business school, had an op-ed in Bloomberg provocatively titled u201cDo Business Schools Incubate Criminals?u201d He argues that business schools are …
The Shots Heard Round the World: Argentina’s Radical Banking Reforms
At a time when most governments seem incapable of doing anything about unemployment, worsening economic inequality, and continuing financial instability, Argentina has adopted a set of striking new reforms …
The Olympic Games: Who Wins?
The Olympic Games have grown into a multibillion dollar industry. But with that growth comes concerns about the negative effects of the event on the people and places where …
Witness to Innocence: Wrongful Execution and Exoneration
Steidl spent twelve years on Illinois' death row, awaiting execution by lethal injection and five more years as an LWOP (Life Without Parole) prisoner before he was finally exonerated …
Cap and Trade Resurrected? Some States Awaken to Its Economic Benefits
Evidence showing that cap and trade can bolster a new revenue stream has some state and federal officials quietly seeking answers.
Nationalism vs. Capitalism: Guess Which One Wins?
There are two very powerful, and fully internalized ideologies in todayu2019s America: one is nationalism and the other is capitalism.
Syrian Uprising Morphs Into Regional and Global Wars
A divided, balkanized Syria looms as a dangerous possibility as even UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon acknowledges the conflict has become a proxy war between world powers.
Religious and Free-Market Fundamentalism Have More in Common Than Their Fans in the Tea Party
Because fundamentalists are ideologically driven, they tend to reject basic facts that do not comport with their ideology.
Are Americans Better Off Than Their Parents?
A new report from the Pew Economic Mobility Project has some observers celebrating how well Americans are doing compared to their parents. But the reportu2019s figures, upon closer inspection, …