Business & Economy

As massive protests in Tahir Square and elsewhere in Egypt call for President Hosni Mubarak to step down from a 30-year reign marked largely by autocratic power, the West, in particular the U.S. appears to be stuck in thought about what to say, who to support, and what decisive action it should or should not take. One reporter’s view.

Legislators consider punishment as a means to boost test scores.

In her film, “We Will not be Silenced,” life-long Democrat Gigi Gaston illustrates how elections fraught with voter intimidation and fraud often make winners out of losers. Such, she argues was the case when DNC laws were not followed and Barack Obama became the illegitimate Democratic nominee when, the hands-down winner was Hillary Clinton. Not much has changed since and the winner is certainly not the American voter.

U.S. empowered local sheikhs to maintain security. What happens to these “Don Corleones” when troops withdraw?

This Voices’ reporter argues we need to spend billions more to stimulate consumerism thereby getting the economy back on the road to real recovery.

400 blood samples supposedly collected to research causes of diabetes in the Havasupai Indian tribe were used for other purposes. Lessons learned?

While the word, advancement generally connotes that something is better, this reporter argues that often “advancements” come in a package with more negatives than positives.

Traditional paths “to make it” as a celebrated artist in today’s world are not enough.

One of the very few places that has not been hardhit by a worldwide recession and volatile global stock markets is the art market. Perhaps even more surprising is the fact that young professionals are attending auctions and investing in art “collectibles” that are likely to increase in value.

Was President Obama’s swim in the Gulf last weekend enough to convince the public that the water is clear of oil and dispersants, the fish safe to eat and the images of the BP oil spill we’ve seen since April, old news? The owners of New Orleans’ oldest continually operating oyster processor and distributor in the country, P&J Oyster Company hope so. Ironically, government’s six month moratorium on offshore drilling also continues to threaten Gulf fishermen.