The Wall Street Journal reported on Dec 3 2011 , in the article “Post’s Graham Digs In Amid Pressure” by By RUSSELL ADAMS And CHRISTOPHER S. STEWART that Donald Graham is refusing to sell any major units of the Washington Post Company, like the failing Kaplan University, despite dramatic declines in revenue and profits and […]
Remember the obnoxious, hyperactive paperclip that popped up in Word when you were trying to write a letter? As soon as you typed “Dear,” up popped up Clippy: It looks like you’re writing a letter. Would you like help? Uninvited. You’d been writing letters for decades, but Microsoft insisted you needed what they called “proactive […]
By Guest Blogger George Thompson Numerous corporations such as Microsoft and ETS (Education Testing Service) use philanthropy to influence education policies in such a way as to create demands for their products. To take but one example of how this works, consider how Pearson PLC, is expanding its current markets through the push for national […]
As Bernie Madoof sits on house arrest in his luxury condo, many are wondering, how the hell did this happen?. 50 billion in investment fraud and not a sign?. Not exactly, now we learn that whistleblower Harry Markopolos notified Security and Exchange Commission as early as 2000 of Maddofs operations. Markopolos said “I gift-wrapped and […]