| Jun 15, 2016 | Economy / BusinessSlavery has been abolished in the United States since 1865, when the 13th Amendment was passed in the ashes of the Civil War. Well, almost abolished. Actually, the amendment included a caveat: “except as punishment for a crime.” Since then, prison and...
| Jun 1, 2016 | Economy / BusinessWhen the 2008 financial crash slammed the New York City construction industry, Maribel Touré’s husband lost his job as an architect. On top of that, Maribel suffered a serious accident. But what really plunged the family into financial trouble was sending their...
| May 4, 2016 | Economy / BusinessThe first thing you notice on the cab ride from the airport to downtown Panama City is the skyscrapers. They’re architecturally beautiful, but jumbled together as if there was no plan or consideration for how they might look next to one another. What you might...
| Mar 23, 2016 | Economy / BusinessIf you take the word “free” and rip the “r” out of it, what do you get? Two things, actually: You get a “fee” — and then you get mad. This is happening to millions of airline passengers who are discovering that the advertised price...
| Mar 15, 2016 | Economy / BusinessThe “human resources” departments of huge corporations are known for issuing helpful bulletins to employees, such as this old joke: “The beatings will continue until morale improves.” Beatings of workers these days take the form of slashing wages and benefits,...
