Economics
Company Seeks $5.5 Billion Taxpayer Loan for "Private" High Speed Rail from Las Vegas to Victorville, Calif.
While high speed rail speeds to disaster in California, a Las Vegas-based company wants a government loan to try anyway
Apple Sues Again After Losing to Samsung in Tokyo Patent Trial
A California court, meanwhile, ruled for Apple last week
Police Unions Cross Line While Bullying Public Officials
California cops employ mafia-style tactics against their critics.
American, US Airway Consider Merger
The two domestic airlines say they're evaluating the idea
More Stimulus Never Off the Table, Bernanke Says Fed Will Do What It Has To
The Federal Reserve chairman first appointed by George W. Bush didn't rule out another round of quantitative easing at a speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Pennsylvania Liquor Board Cracking Down on Microbrewery Mug Clubs
Discounts for drinking regularly at an establishment are apparently against state liquor regs
Eurozone Unemployment Reached 18 Million in July
Record figure shows 11.3 percent unemployment rate across the single currency bloc
Rolling Stone: Mitt Romney Got Bailout for Bain
Used threat to raid company's cash to lop off $10 millions in debt to FDIC
Facebook Revenue Estimates Slashed by $1 Billion
It's still expected to rake in $5 billion
Kansas Lawmakers Weary of 10-Year Capitol Renovation
The state has cranked through $337 million, which triples original estimates
Voters Don't Want Specifics
Bold ideas move people. Big ideas seduce them. And nothing crushes passion like a decimal point.
Crackdown Threatens CA Marijuana Industry
Officials use every opportunity to chase away entrepreneurs
Federal College Loan Sanction Fears Hit California Community Colleges
But we were told it's the for-profit colleges who were the bad guys!
Firms Flee the U.S. To Escape High Taxes
Reincorporation overseas is worth jumping the legal hurdles
Writer Invokes Storm Damage as a Good Thing
Matt Yglesias apparently skipped the whole broken windows fallacy in Econ 101
LA Spent $2 Million to Staff Two Camps Closed for a Decade
Nothing but bone to cut, defenders of ever growing spending will claim
Refinery Disaster Will Be Hit to Venezuela's Oil Industry
Nation may have to start importing oil.
S&P Hits Illinois' Credit Rating over Pensions
The decision is based on weak funding for government pensions and a "lack of action on reform measures."
Ron Paul's Followers and the GOP: Where To From Here, and How?
The Republican Party doesn't want Ron Paul activists. But do they still need the GOP?
Attention Turns To Ryan, And His Budget Plan
Maybe somebody will actually talk about, you know, policy
