Reviewing politics
and culture since 1913

  1. Business
15 March 2012

Business picks from elsewhere, Thursday 15 March

Out opinion on their opinion: American driving, Goldman Sachs, and the New York Times.

By New Statesman

1. Discovering Greed (Schumpeter)

Mr Smith may suffer from his own willingness to swallow Goldman’s propaganda, writes Schumpeter.

2. As gas prices soar, US driving habits shift, but slowly (Washington Post)

Americans are altering their driving habits, writes Brad Plumer.

Subscribe to the New Statesman today and save 75%

3. New York Times pay structure isn’t fit to print (Reuters)

 The paper rewards its bosses too well, writes Jeffrey Goldfarb.

4. Faux G (Babbage)

Select and enter your email address Your weekly guide to the best writing on ideas, politics, books and culture every Saturday. The best way to sign up for The Saturday Read is via saturdayread.substack.com The New Statesman's quick and essential guide to the news and politics of the day. The best way to sign up for Morning Call is via morningcall.substack.com
Visit our privacy Policy for more information about our services, how Progressive Media Investments may use, process and share your personal data, including information on your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications.
THANK YOU

Plainspoken truth and meeting expectations is in short supply in the mobile world, writes Babbage.

5.  Americans think private equity is profiteering. But that hasn’t necessarily hurt Romney (Washington Post)

Mitt Romney’s campaign has put private equity under major scrutiny, writes Suzy Khimm.

Content from our partners
Hypertension: Solving the prevention puzzle
The road to retirement
In Sunderland, we are building homes and skills with a vision for the future

Subscribe
Notify of
0 Comments
Most Voted
Newest Oldest
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments