Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Invisible Capital

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What if a great idea, hard work and a good plan simply aren't enough to assure entrepreneurial success? In his book Invisible Capital: ...
Monday, November 15, 2010

"Twisted Sisterhood"

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It often appears that the bonds of sisterhood are among the powerful.  In fact, new research suggests that, for many woman, they are often t...
Friday, November 12, 2010

Remote Control Politics

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 Hollywood Reporter takes note of a study that shows Republicans and Democrats have very different viewing habits: Doug Mataconis in Be...

Dylan

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For any music to be successful, there must be that special bond between performer and listener. Perhaps nowhere has that bond been stronger ...
Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Frank

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It's been the height of the political season and we've talked a great deal about politics and policy. For the next few days we'...
Monday, November 8, 2010

The World turned upside down

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President Obama's trip to India, Indonesia, Japan and South Korea is more than a simple diplomatic mission or, as some have changed, an ...
Friday, November 5, 2010

Herding Donkeys

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It's hard to believe, but just four short years ago, during the 2006 midterm elections, the Democrats made some big gains. In 2008, the...
Thursday, November 4, 2010

Big Girls Don't Cry

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The 2008 Presidential election may have changed the political landscape for generations. Hillary Clinton's 18 millions cracks in the gl...
Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Power!

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As the election dust settles and a new Congress comes to town, some members will have power and others will not. We know from our own exper...
Tuesday, November 2, 2010

The Fear Election

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As Juan Williams' recent comments pointed out and today's election further attests, fear is the dominate impulse in our culture and ...
Monday, November 1, 2010

Whack-Job Politics

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The right wing, paranoid and demagogic impulse in American politics and American democracy has been with us for decades; from Father Coughli...
Friday, October 29, 2010

The Gun

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When it comes to war, sometimes the weapons define the conflict itself. From the musket, the Monitor and the Merrimack to Fat Man and Little...
Thursday, October 28, 2010

The Poet in the Laboratory

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Claude Levi-Strauss, who died a year ago at age 100, was one of the towering intellectuals of the 20th Century. Just as Freud shook up the ...

Homeless to Harvard

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Next time you or your kids are feeling underprivileged, take a listen to this remarkable and riveting story of a young woman who triumphed o...
Wednesday, October 27, 2010

The Vertical Farm

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Imagine a technology that could help in securing the world's food supply, solve environmental crises, lower the need for fossil fuels an...
Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Lost Peace, Lost Opportunities

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In 1989 as the Cold War came to end, we thought we were at "the end of history." We thought the end of the great superpower rivalr...
Thursday, October 21, 2010

Capitalism vs. Democracy

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The current financial crises may have put capitalism under siege and highlighted the tensions between capitalism and American democracy. Ye...
Wednesday, October 20, 2010

A Citizen of the World

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We often hear what sounds like a cliche, that one man can truly make a difference. In this complex, often overwhelming world, it seems more...
Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Is this man really dangerous or just crazy?

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The American experience is filled with demagogues who are often brought on by tough economic times and periods of dramatic change. Fear mon...