By Marian Wang, ProPublica Congress has two days to reach a budget deal to fund the government for the rest of the year or else come Saturday, the federal government will go into a partial shutdown. But what’s the budget standoff all about and what would a shutdown really entail? Here’s our attempt to explain […]
Green Film Company and Magnolia Pictures Launch Freakonomics Campus Screening Contest
Beginning today, students and faculty alike at colleges and universities can vie to win an exclusive on-campus screening of Freakonomics, the highly anticipated film version of the bestselling book about “the hidden side of everything,” hosted by authors Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, the economist and journalist duo whose provocative and entertaining applications of incentives-based […]
Green Film Company and Magnolia Pictures Launch Freakonomics Campus Screening Contest
Beginning today, students and faculty alike at colleges and universities can vie to win an exclusive on-campus screening of Freakonomics, the highly anticipated film version of the bestselling book about “the hidden side of everything,” hosted by authors Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, the economist and journalist duo whose provocative and entertaining applications of incentives-based […]
When Handing Out $800 Billion, Be Wary of Cheats: Ann Woolner
As Congress opens up the federal spigot to pour hundreds of billions of tax dollars into the withering economy, a thought intrudes. Considering the astounding size of the economic stimulant, how much of it will stimulate crooks? We know from Pentagon spending that the bigger and more urgent the government program, the more plentiful the […]
Investors Shocked as Satyam admits to cheating by chairman Raju
In a shocking relevation, India’s fourth largest software exporting company, Satyam Computers, has admitted to wrong-doings and fraud. This was accompanied by the resignation of the Chairaman B. Ramalinga Raju. His brother and Managing Director B. Rama Raju has also resigned. Latest news suggest he may even be arrested for fraud. The downfall was […]
The Purpose Driven Cheat
8 19 08 The Purpose Driven Cheat By Mary Lyon It’s amazing how much mud is flying in this presidential contest – and not just that which is being flung nonstop at Barack Obama. Mudslinging is common during political campaigns, but sometimes that mud isn’t exactly a guided missile. There are moments when it’s splattered […]
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