How Fortune 500 companies plan to cut health costs: Act like Medicare

As General Electric’s director of health services, Robert Galvin was the guy responsible for managing the health insurance costs of Continue reading →

Sorry, Justice Scalia: There’s no evidence that gay parents aren’t great parents

During Tuesday’s oral arguments, Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan asked how same-sex marriage would harm “the institution of marriage”. “I Continue reading →

If David Cameron only entered politics now, would he even be a Tory?

My first poser is this. Let’s imagine that David Cameron had not gone into politics when he did. Entranced by Continue reading →

2 incisive articles from David Cay Johnston: 1) Bad Korean trade deal, 2) Tax evasion is hurting growth

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist David Cay Johnston is known for writing incisive articles on economics and tax policy that often Continue reading →

Who wants to break up big banks? The Senate, apparently

Yes, the measure was purely symbolic and Congress isn’t exactly known for following through on its promises, but the Senate’s Continue reading →

What secret e-mails from Enron teach us about influencing politicians

In 1999, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) denounced “a campaign finance system that is nothing less than an elaborate influence-peddling scheme Continue reading →

California Officials Turn Up The Heat On Secretive ‘Dark Money’ Groups

WASHINGTON — California officials have widened an investigation into the source of $11 million that was mysteriously funnelled by a Continue reading →

Wall Street dominates list of large companies with the worst reputations

A new survey aimed at assessing how people perceive the reputations of 60 large U.S. corporations indicates great public displeasure Continue reading →