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Could a fixation on the language of depression economics actually precipitate a worse economic slump? The Times speculates that a eye toward past downturns could increase our complacency with the […]
Retrofitting the United States with green energy infrastructure presents a multi-trillion dollar herculean challenge to the Obama administration, but one that heralds the renewal of scientific thinking at the national […]
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Ted Kennedy prescribes love as the answer to the world's problems.
A rose by another other name may not smell quite as sweet, explains Greg Mankiw, who parses the real difference between a 'nationalization' of banks and a 'pre-privatization'.
The cross-cutting matrix of interests that defines our new global landscape is nicely represented in this commercial for the non-profit Citizens Energy featuring founder, and Kennedy family scion, Joe Kennedy […]
It was recently announced that two of the child stars of Slumdog Millionaire would be attending the 81st Oscars ceremony on Sunday night. Joe Morgenstern declared the drama "the film […]
George Soros doesn't see anything that even remotely resembles his idea of what's needed to jumpstart economic recovery and so still can't see the bottom.  There's perhaps no one in […]
Wall Street bonuses have been captured under the media's microscope since the the recession began in earnest, and most objective perspectives have called the billions in performance-based pay superfluous remuneration. […]
According to Variety, new technology now enables stargazers to get closer than ever to A-List Celebrities on the red carpet on Oscar night tomorrow. As synthesized by Newser, "Several websites […]