Capitalists and Other Psychopaths
By WILLIAM DERESIEWICZ THERE is an ongoing debate in this country about the rich: who they are, what their social role may be, whether they are good or bad. Well,…
Hoping for Knockout Punch, CIA Sends JP Morgan Execs to Infiltrate Al-Qaeda
Written By Andy Borowitz WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) - In a covert mission designed to destroy what remains of al-Qaeda, the CIA has been infiltrating the terror network with executives…
Why We Regulate
Written by Paul Krugman for the NYT One of the characters in the classic 1939 film "Stagecoach" is a banker named Gatewood who lectures his captive audience on the evils…
When Half a Million Americans Died and No One Noticed
Written by Alex Cockburn for The Week Was the US drug Vioxx responsible for far more deaths than has been acknowledged so far? RE American lives cheaper than those of…