Is democracy more susceptible to being run by large corporations or to mob-rule? I contend that the police and military power of the U.S. ev...

In Wealth of Nations , Adam Smith foresees that capitalist industrialists could collude with government at the expense of labor. In On the G...

When the wealthiest person in the world and the President of the United States cross swords, people are bound to notice. Such a very public ...

I submit that in virtually every political party, a distinction can be made between the “rank and file” and the political elite. Kamala Harr...

While it may be tempting to go after companies for hypocrisy on corporate social responsibility, even deeper criticism may be closer to the ...

According to The Huffington Post, “ Oil prices took a nosedive [on May 5, 2011] in a historic selloff, erasing weeks of gains and indicatin...

Size matters, at least in the business world. Richard Fuld, the last CEO and Chairman of Lehman Brothers, overextended "his" ba...

Too much power in a few hands is inherently dangerous. That goes for private as well as public, or governmental, power. In the world of soc...

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told a radio audience on April 3, 2012 “that China’s state-controlled banks are a ‘monopoly’ that must be broken...

Conoco Phillips reported a 66% increase in earnings for the fourth quarter of 2011, “attributed to high crude prices and asset sales.”[1] Wi...

It is difficult for us mere mortals to take a step back and view the wider trajectory that we are on. It is much easier to relate today’s in...

The U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations found in 2011 that “ two Goldman employees, Deeb Salem and David Swenson, tried to...

Goldman Sachs, which had played a role in enabling Greece to hide its public debt, urged investors in March of 2010 to buy shares in two big...