Who Would Be the Best CEO of California?
In the current environment, it's not often that business leaders can use their status as corporate executives to leverage public support. But in California, they're looking to do just that.
Why Earmark Reform Has Not Changed Much in Congress
Shortly after an ethics investigation concluded that several members of Congress did not trade earmarks for campaign cash, both parties in the House announced new moratoria on earmarks in spending bills. While the changes substantially alter the earmarking process, they do little to change Congress's ability to pursue pork barrel spending.
How Greece's Debt Crisis Affects America
The path from a Greek crisis to a U.S. crisis is not a direct one. The European Union is hoping it can contain Greece's debt crisis before the problems spread across the continent—threatening the stability of all countries that use the euro, or the euro zone—and then over the Atlantic.
Why the Mail Should Come Every Other Day
If the Postal Service had real stockholders, they'd be selling shares like mad. The business of mail delivery is in natural decline, thanks largely to E-mail and the Internet. The Postal Service expects its volume of business to fall 15 percent by 2020, with its main revenue generator, first-class mail, falling faster.
