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On a day of mind-numbing acronyms that few aside from tax preparers can decipher without IRS instructions, we should note one that could mark the way to tax system salvation. […]
One idea to raise a bit of funding for Washington without delving into the pockets of every American seems awfully appropriate in light of Wall Street’s penchant for risk. Regulatory […]
In this year marked by government largess, Big Think wants to know what you did to cut corners on your taxes this year. We know you did it. Totally anonymous, […]
Recent economic hardships have made the Great Depression something of a cultural hot topic. Is that making the economy worse? It’s hard to believe that in a world where the […]
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Though we haven’t yet seen the complete implosion of the nonprofit sector since Wall Street collapsed last year, the philanthropic sector is bracing for increasingly bigger hits. In addition to […]
Next week, the fifth Summit of the Americas will be convened in Trinidad and Tabago. The quadrennial event will represent Pres. Obama’s South American debut and, some will say, a […]
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No one is suggesting that baseball box scores should flash on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. But who would have thought baseball would become a leading economic […]
It was disappointing to see so many stories about the incomes earned by many top Obama officials in the year before they entered public service, and to watch them go […]
The Spanish economy, long enamored with bubbles, is set for rocketing unemployment again this year. Big Think, in collaboration with Barcelona Reporter, talked to some Barcelona residents to see how […]
Big Think recently approached top economic thinkers from around the world for policy recommendations that could catalyze the needed structural changes to pull the global economy out of recession. Included […]
Big Think recently approached top economic thinkers from around the world for policy recommendations that could catalyze the needed structural changes to pull the global economy out of recession. Included […]
Big Think recently approached top economic thinkers from around the world for policy recommendations that could catalyze the needed structural changes to pull the global economy out of recession. Included […]
Big Think recently approached top economic thinkers from around the world for policy recommendations that could catalyze the needed structural changes to pull the global economy out of recession. Included […]
Big Think recently approached top economic thinkers from around the world for policy recommendations that could catalyze the needed structural changes to push the global economy out of recession. Included […]
With calls to put London bankers under the guillotine coming from the protest-filled streets of the city, financiers under pressure may wish to consider a few recommendations and alterations to […]
Google China-Top100.cn arrival on the Chinese web is set to mark a new precedent in the age of downloadable music. It’s likely it will also drive the pirates to new […]
Big Think recently approached five leading economists for their best predictions on when we will be out of the mess known as our national economy. Watch for their commentary in […]
Today Sara Horowitz, Founder and Executive Director of the Freelancer’s Union, was in the Big Think studio discussing labor issues, single payer health care, and fundamental changes to capitalism that […]
A revealing internal debate on the rebuilding effort in New Orleans is the uneasy rapport between Ninth Ward residents–the few of them that have returned to the neighborhood–and the volunteers […]
Big Think recently approached five leading economists for their best predictions on when we will be out of the mess known as our national economy. Watch for their commentary in […]
It’s been a week since the Obama Administration first announced its strategy to stabilize U.S. banks by establishing an orderly plan for them to unwind the so-called “toxic assets” currently […]
Big Think spoke with Robert Kaplan, former vice-chairman of Goldman Sachs and current professor at Harvard Business School, about regulating hedge funds, the issue of bonuses, and why he’s happy […]
We asked Harvard Business School Professor Robin Greenwood about new regulations of the financial services industry, the future of hedge funds, and what Wall Street will look like in five […]
Big Think recently approached five leading international economists for their best predictions on when we will be out of the mess known as our national economy. Watch for their commentary […]
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Outside of how best to solve the current crisis, perhaps the greatest macro question of our moment is what the net effect will be on the balance of global powers […]