The Tin Man Model of American Business
At the very top of the corporate ladder, decisions are made by a handful of people who effect millions of consumers. Some good, some not so good. The shale gas […]
At the very top of the corporate ladder, decisions are made by a handful of people who effect millions of consumers. Some good, some not so good. The shale gas […]
Running a multinational corporation is tough. It takes time to close up local businesses through price-cutting measures the little guys can’t compete with before profit margins begin to escalate. You […]
Most consumers around the globe pay little attention to what allows them to buy many goods at extraordinarily low costs. Yet if they considered that they were contributing to conditions […]
Clearly, the technological wonders of our capitalist system have not released human beings from the burden of work. They have brought us more work. They have not brought most of […]
On it’s way back down, the jobless rate hit a number last week that it hasn’t seen since Obama took office in January 2009. This is a further indication that […]
I’ve been working part-time at a delightful catering service called “Extreme Cuisine”. It’s been the perfect outlet for me after being laid off from my 18-year career with a […]
“I argue that the right has quite deliberately structured markets in a way that have the effect of redistributing income upward. The upward redistribution of the last three decades did […]
Sharon Bialek, a former employee of the National Restaurant Association’s educational foundation, accused [presidential candidate Herman] Cain of making an inappropriate advance toward her in 1997, when she visited Cain […]
Paul Krugman makes a striking observation that has sat beneath my radar about the U.S. Defense department’s budget all this time. I used to scream and holler about the bloated […]
I’ve been recently introduced to the naked capitalism website by fellow blogger Ronni Bennett over at Time Goes By and it has been rewarding beyond my expectations. It’s a website that, as […]