When NBC announced that it planned to cancel the original “Law & Order,” many people lamented the effect on New York theater actors, for whom a spot on the show has long been a résumé staple.
But another New York-based production, “The Good Wife,” is already filling the void for moonlighting stage performers seeking TV credits.
27 May 2010. By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist, EconomyWatch.com
Quite aside from the human and social justice aspects, income equality is a crucial factor in creating and continuing sustained economic growth.
The fact that – as income inequality BETWEEN nations decreases, something we think is a good thing –
income inequality WITHIN nations, in general, and among those both “old” – US / UK / Germany / Japan –
A number of big and small companies — including eBay’s PayPal unit, Intuit, VeriFone and Square — are creating innovative ways
for individuals to avoid cash and checks and settle all debts, public and private, using their cellphones.
Could it be that banker bonuses and other pay for performance incentives are not just ineffectual, but could actually breed bad performance?
In this fascinating video of Dan Pink’s talk on the Surprising Science of Motivation from a TED event in Oxford, you can find out why the answer is yes.[br]
How much will the bank bailout cost US taxpayers ???
The answers have as much to do with politics as economics – which, of course, is no surprise to readers of this site … 😉 …
How much will the bank bailout cost US taxpayers ???
The answers have as much to do with politics as economics – which, of course, is no surprise to readers of this site … 😉 …
Consumers are about to face a new financial burden: a sustained period of rising interest rates …
The shift is sure to come as a shock to consumers whose spending habits were shaped by a historic 30-year decline in the cost of borrowing …
Consumers are about to face a new financial burden: a sustained period of rising interest rates …
George Soros is to create a new economics institute at Oxford University.
It is part of an attempt to steer the discipline away from the champions of the free market and deregulation who, the billionaire financier believes, share the blame for the global economic crisis…
George Soros is to create a new economics institute at Oxford University.
By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist, EconomyWatch.com
In the scramble to find something, anything, to generate more revenue, American states – which, UN-like the Federal government, can NOT run deficits –
are considering new taxes on virtually everything: garbage pickup, dating services, bowling night, haircuts, even clowns …
While many Americans have gotten to know her from her numerous — and successful — media appearances, above all on Jon Stewart’s Daily Show, the most “real” fake news show in the world 😉 ,
Harvard Law School bankruptcy expert Elizabeth Warren remains a relative unknown to many people outside the United States.
