…number. It was to create profits for its investors,” Rattner is quoted as saying. “This is part of capitalism, this is part of life. I don’t think there’s anything Bain…

…Trustees Projection is that the need for increases will flatten and fall to essentially zero after life expectancies stabilize between 2050 and 2070 or so. Remember it is not a…

…insurance companies don’t operate the way a buyer in Econ 101 would operate. I’ll give you two examples from my own life: 1. When I was in my early twenties…

…deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; It’s all one sentence. Any questions? This is Art: The lyrics of Grand Funk Railroad’s Paranoid Did you ever…

…It’s A Wonderful Life. Here’s Mankiw in his textbook, saying exactly that: Saving is the supply of loanable funds — households lend their saving to investors or deposit their saving…

Noam Chomsky writes on the anniversary of Howard Zinn’s death: Howard’s remarkable life and work are summarised best in his own words. His primary concern, he explained, was “the countless…

…Republican lawmakers in a Congress where fundamental differences about the role of government in American life deeply divide the parties. That conflict, which mirrors the broader political dynamic across the…

…at all levels – for everything except defense – since 1980. If, like Norquist, you want life without government, take a look a Somalia. Or dig out A Distant Mirror…

…poor–tax cutting measures simply cannot do this because the theory that says they can is based on flawed assumptions about real life and flawed judgments about what matters. They will…

by Mike Kimel There’s a story going around in the news about a new prostate cancer drug. Here’s press release: A life-extending new drug to treat patients with advanced prostate…