Week In Politics: Capitalism Versus Democracy
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Commentary
Simon Says
Teaching Kids Balance Can Be A Lesson For Parents()
May 19, 2012 To be a parent is to be constantly reminded that almost everything you thought you were doing right for your children will one day turn out to be wrong. The latest revised revelation may be: Training wheels don't help kids achieve a sense of balance.
NPR Double Take
Double Take 'Toons: Face Value?()
May 19, 2012 The IPO for Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook established the company's value at $104 billion. Joe Heller sees more hot air than actual value, and while Chris Weyant decries the stock market as glorified gambling, is our own piece of the action all we really want?
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Let The Real Space Age Begin()
May 18, 2012 Astrophysicist Adam Frank says that private rocket ships will launch a sure future for Americans.
Opinion
New Republic: JP Morgan Scared The White House()
May 18, 2012 The losses at JPMorgan Chase keep growing. Originally reported at $2 billion, they are now reportedly at $3 billion. Noam Scheiber of The New Republic argues that this looks bad for the Obama administration, which touted the Volcker rule as an end to this kind of loss on Wall Street.
Opinion
Weekly Standard: Stimulus? What Stimulus? ()
May 18, 2012 Amidst much talk about the world's economy — JP Morgan's losses, the Greek debt crisis — there's been little discussion of the economic stimulus passed by President Obama's administration. Jeffrey H. Anderson of The Weekly Standard says it's because there's not much to brag about.
Opinion
Foreign Policy: 5 Easy Solutions To The Greek Crisis()
May 18, 2012 The hardest thing about fixing the Greek debt crisis isn't figuring out what to do — it's getting politicians to sign on. Daniel Altman of Foreign Policy has five ways to help Greece's economy out. Now if only the governments would listen to him.
