Economics
U.S. Postal Service on the Ropes, May Go Down for the Count in 2013
Lost nearly $16 billion in last fiscal year
Economist: Federal Dependency Makes Maryland Vulnerable to Fiscal-Cliff Fixes
A lousy business climate played into that dependency
Calif. Chamber Tries to Stop Carbon Allowance Auctions
Says unelected board's behavior is implementing an unconstitutional tax
Texas Instruments to Lay Off 1,700
Will shift away from mobile business into embedded tech in devices
Hostess to Liquidate if Strikers Don't Return to Work
Maybe Twinkies won't last forever after all
Fiscal Cliff Worries Further Depress Stock Market
The prospect of the president and Congress "fixing" the problem is depressing
Tax Cuts, Entitlement Reform Favored by Chamber of Commerce
But not by politicians, if recent bloviating is any guide
What America Must Learn from the Euro Crisis
With the fiscal cliff approaching both the left and right are ready to misinterpret Europe's economic woes.
MA Courts Private Investors for Social Programs
The investors earn a return only if the program achieves results
French Unions Call on Hollande to Rethink Policies
Evidently he is not socialist enough for them
Social Security Off the Table
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said fiscal cliff negotiations cannot include changes to the huge program
Tonight: Nick Gillespie Debates Former DEA Head Asa Hutchinson on Drug Legalization
I'm taking part in an Intelligence Squared debate in New York City tonight.
Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to Seize More Than Two Dozen Properties Thanks to Eminent Domain
Plan to build affordable housing on the plot
E.U. Defends Women on Boards Quota
Aims to have women make up 40 percent of non-executive directors on the boards of big listed companies by 2020.
College Bureaucrats Paid Up to $250,000
Purdue Chief Diversity Officer on $198,000 per year salary
Report: NAFTA Boosted Pay Across North America
So isn't it nice Obama never got around to scuttling the trade agreement?
Greece Reneges on Troika Demand
Only hours after receiving a two-year extension on deficit reduction goal
Starbucks, Google, and Amazon Face Investigation For 'Immoral' Tax Evasion in the UK
A public accounts select committee of the UK parliament, made up of a group of senior members of Parliament, is set to vigorously question the tax practices of Google, Amazon, and Starbucks next Monday.
Immigrants Reject the GOP's Big Government Vision, Not its Limited Government Ideals
For a couple of nano seconds after the Republicans' historic shellacking last week it seemed that finally wisdom was dawning and they were beginning to realize that immigrant-bashing was not a winning tactic.
Only 7 Percent of Americans Think the U.S. is Winning the War on Drugs
What are they smoking?
