Rajaratnam Conviction May Send A Powerful Message To Wall Street
The cops on the Wall Street beat must take the mandate we gave them in the Dodd-Frank Act seriously and implement it forcefully to end these conflicts of interest.
Like many things, there may be a time and a place for using subsidies. But they need to be better targeted. And, often, there will be better alternatives. Alternatives that do a better job of protecting the poor.
Women who could be high-growth entrepreneurs make up our most crucial source of untapped talent. It's time to start tapping on those glass walls.
There is an intelligent way to invest. It begins by recognizing there are no gurus with magic wands or psychic abilities.
Over the past few years, I've spent some time thinking about how the government can help entrepreneurship.
Sometimes it takes rivalry to bring out the best in people -- even the USA.
Using mobile devices should not mean that consumers are forced to relinquish control of data about them to a weak and unclear legal environment.
So today's lower start-up costs should mean lots of new companies leading to lots of new jobs. But that's not happening. The traditional venture capital system is choking on the sudden ease with which companies can be founded.
In two-thirds of dual working families, moms are responsible for 75% or more of all the household chores. Like breastfeeding in the middle of the night, there are some things that are not going to change in our generation.
For all its high-toned statements about sustainability, Wal-Mart's backroom practices in Argentina should be vivid enough to scare away any nation tempted by the "live better" motto.
American capitalism is at a critical juncture. Our leaders have embraced a persuasive but ultimately flawed theory to construct their understanding of the economy, the model of executive compensation and the role of business.
For the first time, the majority of Americans believe that their children won't be better off than they are. If current trends continue, they're absolutely right. So as the lights are dimming on the American Dream, what are America's political leaders doing?
Professor Martin Feldstein makes it sound as if Social Security is doomed to failure by demographic changes. But that's far from the case. Modest changes would assure Social Security's future -- without trimming benefits.
In the last two-to-three years, contractors have increasingly absorbed the most significant cost of our military actions. And contractor casualties are unlikely to decrease.
While other magazines develop new sections, revamp covers, choose new typefaces and call it a redesign, Forbes is altering the very way it reports and delivers its stories.
Just as in Tea Party history, which sees the American people as essentially anti-government, an act of faith is required to see the American people as essentially socially progressive (or essentially anything).
Yes, jobs are being created, but what kinds of jobs paying what kinds of wages? Can those jobs sustain a modest lifestyle and pay the bills, or are we living through a McJobs recovery?
Retiring the national debt shouldn't even be an issue in Washington. The national debt as a percent of GDP has been higher in the the past and we survived. The key to that survival was to grow the economy.
In the battle of the swipe fees, Wal-Mart is on the side of the angels, not because it is altruistic, but because it hopes to increase profits. If we're going to design policy that has a chance, we should get used to seeing some of the bad guys in our camp.
Donna Flagg, 2011.05.11
Dr. Philip Neches, 2011.05.11
Ron Ashkenas, 2011.05.11
Jeffrey Rubin, 2011.05.11
