House committee moves to put an end to for-pr...
posted on: Mar 11, 2010
Earmarks, long the target of government watchdog groups concerned about wasteful government spending, are getting reined in by a committee in the...
Governments provide or guarantee internet acc...
posted on: Mar 8, 2010
Americans are in agreement that free speech is a fundamental and inalienable right – but would we say the same about internet access? Finland...
Rum tax comes into focus as Puerto Rico, USVI...
posted on: Mar 3, 2010
A subsidy granted to producer territories of American rum benefits Puerto Rico to the tune of about $400 million each year, but much of that aid is...
Obama calls on CEOs to assume more responsibi...
posted on: Feb 25, 2010
In remarks to executives of some of America’s largest companies, President Barack Obama suggested that corporations will be expected to act...
Corporate philanthropy may be politically mot...
posted on: Feb 24, 2010
A corporate philanthropy conference was held this week in New York – but do corporations really feel that virtue is its own reward? As many as...
Health insurers’ profit spikes, leading...
posted on: Feb 23, 2010
Health insurance companies generated 56 percent more profit last year than they had in 2008, even as the larger economy faltered. Health...
