Why Venture Capital is Key to Our Economic Recovery
The only source of new jobs in this economy will come from start-ups and existing small businesses. We need a lot of new businesses to pick up the slack. We need more venture capital.
When it comes to the stimulus plan, the bipartisan honeymoon is unlikely to last, and I'd say good riddance.
The only source of new jobs in this economy will come from start-ups and existing small businesses. We need a lot of new businesses to pick up the slack. We need more venture capital.
The effectiveness of the conservative branding campaign on "government" is in fact a central reason we are in the economic mess we are in today.
The neocons are returning to their liberal origins. It's interesting that Kristol's most interesting op-ed came at the end and could have been titled, "In Defense of Liberalism."
Bill Lynn may be the best person for the job despite his lobbying, but all those good intentions have now collided head-on in the new administration's first misstep.
Thus far, attempts to figure out exactly what a successful digital-era Hollywood venture will look like have been met with scant success.
As Palin is pushing an energy plan that fronts her as presidential material for 2012, two of her top aides are being hit with new ethics charges, to be filed with the state Attorney General on Monday.
Frankly, being sainted and all, Springsteen's never needed much defending. but this past week, however, I've heard something new and ugly -- some actual, misguided Boss-bashing.
It's nice to see a first family that reflects how the rest of us increasingly live. The dedication to a smartphone is but one way that the Obamas embody changes in the way we live and work.
When y'all start asking what Obama's gonna do next, remember, he's already tackled one of the hardest jobs yet -- he made people care. And because they're paying attention, the kids are gonna be a part of the process.
Bruce, arm-in-arm with his old E Street gang, seems to be working on his own dream of growing old, not just gracefully, but significantly.
In the inauguration battle between the big newsweeklies, Time kicks butt with great photos, while Newsweek wins the war of words by being sharper and, at times, more provocative.
In the years since 9/11, the bin Laden family has popped up in some interesting places. It's the newest family endeavor that may raise some eyebrows though.
These executives bankrupted their banks and brought the economy down with them. They belong in an unemployment line, not collecting multi-million dollar paychecks in their designer office suites.
"Patients died on the floor of the operating room because we had only six operating rooms," said Dr. Saeed Abuhassan. "And really we don't know enough about the kinds of weapons that have been used against Gaza."
The battle over blaming the media seems to have heated up to levels commensurate with the actual battle over the Holy Land. Can the media really be fueling both sides in the Gaza conflict simultaneously?
The Republican strategy sounds like the demon child of Mao's Cultural Revolution and Stalin's five-year plans: a criminal intolerance of social differences combined with an outrageously failed economic policy.
In his first interview since his resignation, Eliot Spitzer has some sharp criticism of Wall Street, ideas for the new president, and waves a cautionary flag for his successor.
There are two reasons prosecuting the Bush administration is a bad idea, one that has to do with the nature of the alleged crimes and the other that has to do with the consequences for the country.