Economy
May 1, 2009 -
By Phil Mattera Bank of America seems to be in a state of denial about the partialcoup d'etat that was just carried out by the company's shareholders,who took the remarkable step of ousting Ken Lewis from the chairman'sjob. BofA put out a press release withthe vague title "Bank of America Announces Results from Annual Meeting"that never mentions the demotion of Lewis, who was kept on as chiefexecutive. It simply announces that non-executive director Dr Walter E.
May 1, 2009 -
The World Health Organization warned countries this week that a global pandemic from swine flu appeared imminent.
April 30, 2009 -
By Jordan Green, Yes! Weekly There's significant money and vocal expectations on both sides of the Employee Free Choice Act, for which North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan could be a critical vote.
April 24, 2009 -
In the world of cut-throat Washington lobbying, Virginia-based D & P Creative Strategies wants you to think they're different. The slogan of the small firm - which proudly states on its website that it's "100% minority and woman-owned" - is "Consulting with a Social Conscience." As if to separate themselves from the image of the mercenary, anything-for-the-money culture of K Street, the company instead projects an image of mission-based lobbying with values:
April 23, 2009 -
If you missed, Tom Frank had a provocative column in the Wall Street Journal yesterday about the likely demise of the Employee Free Choice Act -- the bill that labor has made its #1 priority for the new era of Obama and Democratic politics.