We’ve all held fast to the notion that in America there exists ‘one man, one vote’, thus we are all equal in our system of representation. Yet, when you really think about it, the voices of those who invest money, time and energy in the political conversation often count for more than someone whose civic …
At the end of the Cold War, America stood alone in the world as the supreme economic and military force. We were finally a unipolar giant with decent relations with present adversaries, like Russia and China. What went wrong? Stephen Walt, a professor of international affairs, at Harvard University and author of ‘The Hell of …
Years back, Ivan Eland wrote a book with this title. He traced this country’s steady expansion of its military footprint all over the world and the dangers inherent in this trend. We decided to catch up with him several years later to determine if this military intervention, on the whole, has been positive for America …
As an addendum to the conversation with Mark about the skills gap EP199, Peter Murphy of the Invest in Education Coalition, talks about one approach to closing it: the USA Workforce Tax Credit. http://investineducation.org/about-the-coalition/
If they are led to believe that there is no other path to a successful future than a four year, liberal arts degree then the answer is no, according to Mark Perna, CEO of TFS Results and author the book, ‘Answering Why’. He’s very concerned that while there are six million open jobs in America …
That’s what Bruce Nagy, author of ‘The Clean Energy Age’ reminds us. So, while we wait for policymakers and businesses to do their part to avoid calamity, he reminds us that there is much we can do. In his concise and neatly constructed guide, he tells us that there are concrete steps we can take–action …
Have you had reason to visit an urgent care center for a medical service such as the flu, asthma or a sprain? You’re certainly not alone It seems that they are popping up on every main street and retail cluster. We’re talking about an urgent care center. We wanted to find out why this phenomenon …
Jarl Jensen, a writer and inventor who, at 16 sixteen years of age, contributed with his father to a successful patent that led to the launch of a wound care company called Euromed. As a result, he has been successful the whole of his adult life and can step back and assess how the economic …
Now, we offer another perspective on the financial crisis of 2008 from Attorney John Dellaportas. He is the co-chair of Kelley Drye’s Securities Litigation and Enforcement practice. He defends clients in shareholder class action suits and in civil enforcement proceedings brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission .https://www.kelleydrye.com/Our-People/John-Dellaportas
Now how did that happen? It was then President George W. Bush, who asked that question of his Treasury Secretary, Henry Paulson. So, if he didn’t know the financial collapse was coming, how could you have known? We just commemorated the 10th anniversary of the collapse of the investment firm Bear Stearns an event that …