…by other widespread usages, like “savings” (plural). That term implies some vague, undefined stock of holdings; the label “savings” doesn’t appear in any national accounts. But it can only mean “assets” (or…

…can in turn help explain pervasive socioeconomic coordination failures. 4 There’s also moral baggage at play here in these labels. Think of schuld, the German word for debt, which also means guilt….

…would mean no charges everywhere, because just a tiny handful of statutes are stamped with the label “CAN BE APPLIED TO PRESIDENT.” The words bold and fearless action were repeated…

…followers to label him a member of the “deep state.” A former aide to Trump had tweeted: “Can’t imagine a worse or more dangerous ‘Republican’ candidate for Senate than Mike…

…By that I mean, the term fascism, fascist, etc. is becoming a popular term in people’s commentary, and is not a scary label when applied anymore. The not so supreme…

…to its private equity owner Cerberus and to other investors. The publicly traded supermarket chain Albertsons will pay a $4 billion special dividend in early November. That will occur if the SEC…

…general merchandise stores, haven’t. That could, he cautions, be a reflection of consumer choice—customers might have changed their preferences to items that are more profitable, such as private-label brands. Regardless,…

…waiting for him. Only staff and a single journalist occupied the cavernous International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union Hall in Houston at 2:30 on a recent Tuesday afternoon, the time…

…medical science has classified addiction as a chronic brain disease . . . Now, even some in the treatment and scientific communities have been rethinking the label of chronic brain disease. In…

…nation’s premier toxics law. The landmark decision, published late Tuesday from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, marks a rare occasion where a judge ruled on the scientific…