Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Business
05/20/2021
Biden administration says it can raise $700 billion by targeting tax cheats
The IRS cracks down.
05/18/2021
The History of Brown Brothers Harriman
Author Zachary Karabell discusses his book "Inside Money: Brown Brothers Harriman and the American Way of Power" and explains why the financial firm is an example of sustainable capitalism.
05/14/2021
The Death and Life of the Central Business District
Offices are not going back to the way they were pre-pandemic, and neither are the downtown neighborhoods that house them.
05/15/2021
The Capitalist Culture That Built America
Since the early 19th Century, the firm of Brown Brothers defined the distinctive American mix of financial power and public service. Its example can still instruct us.
04/27/2021
The Republic of Walmart
The Biden administration is going to raise taxes on America’s wealthiest individuals, but, more importantly, new U.S. Treasury Secretary and former Fed Reserve Chair, Janet Yellen, is taking aim at the real culprits—America’s biggest corporations
04/21/2021
How to use a “microcoach”
04/13/2021
Amazon union defeat, Alibaba’s antitrust fine, and Walter Isaacson on CRISPR
Kara and Scott talk about the failure to form a union at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama; this was the biggest unionization effort in the company's history.
04/14/2021
Stacy London Wants To Help Women Embrace Aging. When TV Said No, She Became A CEO
The former "What Not To Wear" host is now CEO of State of Menopause. The transition wasn't easy.
04/08/2021
‘Here to stay’: How the pandemic helped build a burgeoning home testing industry
03/25/2021
Everyone Is Wrong About Participation Trophies
You’ve heard the story: Young people got “participation trophies” as kids, and it taught them to be entitled, lazy workers. But here’s what you haven’t heard: Participation trophies are 100 years old, and for most of that time, they were considered a good thing.
03/23/2021
Struggles at Dispo, Trump’s own social media network, and the 411 on NFTs
Kara and Scott talk about troubles at Dispo – the photosharing app – after allegations of sexual assault came out around the founder's circle. They also discuss the possibility of former President Trump starting his own social media platform.
03/22/2021