The Psychological Need the Wealthy Can’t Fulfill
And why you can expect more off-color and out-of-touch commentary like Tom Perkins’ op-ed in the Wall Street Journal that warned of a “Progressive Kristallnacht.”
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Crowd-Funding Gets Creative: The Kickstarters of 2014
Kickstarter and Indiegogo together bring in more than half a billion dollars annually for creators, but a new wave of crowd-funding sites are hoping to correct for some of their flaws.
Outing Advertisers: A Conversation With Reddit’s HailCorporate
Paul Hiebert talks to the moderators of the community that tries to keep the site's exchange free from marketers disguised as honest users.
The Psychological Case for Raising the Estate Tax
The way that we mentally account for the inheritance from a loved one might keep us from ever putting that money to work.
The Other Connecticut, the Other America
A wealthy state keeps its beautiful, hard-working, and historic cash cow in chains.
How Are ‘Flappy Bird’ and ‘Candy Crush’ Still Making So Much Money?
A closer look at the app economy.
There’s Nothing Subversive or Anti-Business About ‘The Lego Movie’
More than just a set of plastic bricks, Lego has positioned itself as the perfect toy brand by working to inspire nostalgia, creativity, and wonder. And the hottest film of the year to-date is a celebration of that.
Businesses Are Swimming in Money: Profit Protection Will Not Help With Economic Recovery
Profits are being used to boost management earnings and pay dividends to stockholders, not improve worker wages.
How We Set Up Our Professional Athletes to Fail
For every Michael Jordan, there's at least one Keon Clark. Or an Allen Iverson. Or a Junior Seau. The machinery of professional sports churns through its athletes and spits them out on the other side.
We All Know That Inequality Is Growing, but What Should We Do About It?
How you answer that question probably has a lot more to do with your ideology than your income.