Money and Computing
A Valentine's Day Budget: A Scarlet Tie Laced Through With FY 2012
Dressed conservatively (though this isn't a political reference) in a dark grey suit relieved by a scarlet tie laced through with white dots, White House Office of Management and Budget Director, Jack Lew, introduced an explanatory preview of the 2012 Administration Budget. more »
EPI Economic Snapshot: Income Inequality; It wasn't always this way
In recent decades, the bulk of income growth in America has gone to the top 10% of families, but that was not always the case. Throughout most of the 20th Century, the bottom 90% claimed a much larger share of income growth than they have in recent years. more »
MIT's Age Lab: The Future is Gray, Small and Female
A vivid portrait of the near future when great numbers of people, mainly women, will not only live longer, but alone. In the US, many of these seniors expect to continue working and playing, sometimes battling chronic illness, but above all, maintaining independence and freedom more »
HBS's Working Knowledge, Terror at the Taj
"Not even the senior managers could explain the behavior of these employees," says Deshpandé. "In the interview, the vice chairman of the company says that they knew all the back exits — the natural human instinct would be to flee. These are people who instinctively did the right thing. And in the process, some of them, unfortunately, gave their lives to save guests." A dozen employees died more »