Steve Forbes

How Steve Forbes Will Save Us

Al Norman | Posted 11.25.2009 | Business


Al Norman

When I look at a downtown devastated by empty storefronts and For Sale signs, I see lost jobs, reduced property taxes, and deteriorating infrastructure. Steve Forbes sees the churning forces of the Free Market at work.

Frank Rich On Scozzafava Fallout: The GOP Stalinists Invade Upstate New York

New York Times | FRANK RICH | Posted 10.31.2009 | Politics


Barack Obama's most devilish political move since the 2008 campaign was to appoint a Republican congressman from upstate New York as secretary of the ...

Forbes Magazine Plans More Layoffs

New York Times | STEPHANIE CLIFFORD | Posted 10.27.2009 | Media


Forbes magazine said on Monday that it planned to lay off several staff members from the editorial and business sides, a cost-cutting move in response...

How Come CBS Journalists Can't Recognize Paid Lobbyists When They See Them?

Jane Hamsher | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics


Jane Hamsher

Organizations like CBS and the New York Times are not reporting the news when it is right in front of them. They pass off this transparent lobbyist funded thuggery as a grassroots effort.

Jason Linkins

Real Talk On Mark Sanford (And The Rest Of Your Scritti Politti)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics


There's a lot that's already been said about Mark Sanford, but I think that this statement from my father (which I tweeted yesterday night), really ju...

The Corporate Lobbyists Behind the Tea Parties

Jane Hamsher | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics


Jane Hamsher

Before any media accepts the idea that the "tea parties" are just a grassroots outpouring of populist sentiment, they ought to take a look behind the curtain.

Forbes To Sell Brother

Alan Farnham | Posted 05.02.2009 | Media


Alan Farnham

In a further sign of worsening conditions in the magazine industry, Forbes LLC announced it would be selling one of the company's namesake brothers.

At Last, Steve Forbes and I Agree

Kay Koplovitz | Posted 04.06.2009 | Business


Kay Koplovitz

Get rid of onerous mark to market accounting rules, institute the uptick rule for short sellers and enforce rules for naked short selling

Steve Forbes: There Should Be Outrage At CEO Pay (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Julie Satow | Posted 03.08.2009 | Business


On CBS Thursday morning, Steve Forbes commented on whether there is something wrong when, in 2006, for example, the average CEO made as much in a sing...

Third Screen: An Interview with Steve Forbes

Vickie Karp | Posted 03.15.2009 | Business


Vickie Karp

Steve Forbes: "I'd like to see the government go to banks and say Fannie and Freddie will buy mortgages from you at fixes rates -- 4 1/2 or 5 per cent. Can you imagine what would happen to people's spirits?"

Forbes Magazine Turns To Steve Forbes For Calm During Financial Storm

New York Times | STEPHANIE CLIFFORD | Posted 11.27.2008 | Media


On Oct. 10, Forbes magazine employees anxiously arrived at work. The previous afternoon, a Thursday, the Dow Jones industrial average had closed below...

More Sarah Palin Comparisons: "Steve Forbes In A Skirt"

Dealbreaker | John Carney | Posted 10.05.2008 | Business


Heavy on the inside jokes and edgy interpretations of finance-related news, must-read trader blog Dealbreaker quotes an "insider" on their opinion of ...

By Any Means Necessary

Jonathan Leigh Solomon | Posted 06.28.2008 | Politics


Jonathan Leigh Solomon

Barack Obama has gone back on his word, Barack Obama is a hypocrite ... I couldn't be happier. Truth is, if what's necessary to win in November is some outright cheating, I'd be all for that, too.

Romney Surpasses Steve Forbes In Self-Funding

ABC News | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Multimillionaire Steve Forbes was the subject of quite a bit of scorn among GOP political circles for the multimillion-dollar loans he gave his quixot...