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Tim Cook goes to Washington
Gigi Douban May 21, 2013
Apple CEO Tim Cook tries to answer the $1.7 trillion question: How does the U.S. get corporations to repatriate their overseas profits?
BP waves the white flag, asks for help from the Prime Minister
Stephen Beard May 16, 2013
BP said they were just trying to make it for easier for claimants, but now they're in over their heads.
Agriculture Secretary keeps eye on farm bill, organic farming
Kai Ryssdal May 15, 2013
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack hopes organic farming will help financially strapped small-scale farmers.
Pour la culture: France mulls taxing the tablet
Stephen Beard May 14, 2013
France's newest contribution to culture? A proposed tax on mobile phones.
Monsanto: The behemoth that controls 90 percent of soybean production
Scott Tong May 13, 2013
The Supreme Court ruling protects a company that controls 90 percent of the expanding soybean production in the U.S. and Latin America; what has followed from Monsanto’s dominance?
Dr. Eric Topol on the digital revolution in health care
Ben Johnson May 13, 2013
Dr. Eric Topol on the digital revolution in health care
If millionaires formed a political party, they'd have a lock on government
Kai Ryssdal May 9, 2013
A Duke professor asks: What would happen if all the millionaires in public office joined a single political party? Answer: They'd control the federal government by a wide margin.
Small, not big, online retailers oppose Internet sales tax
Ben Johnson May 8, 2013
It's rare these days that legislation flies through the U.S. Senate and gets bipartisan support in the House of Representatives -- but the Internet sales tax bill could do both.
Five taxes you didn't know you were paying, in GIFs
Margaret Aery May 7, 2013
President Barack Obama is proposing to increase federal tax and fees on airlines tickets. But before prices take off, here's a look at some other tax-heavy items you already pay more for.
A controversy over how Deepwater Horizon cleanup funds are being spent
Gigi Douban May 7, 2013
Last week, BP and five coastal states affected by the Deepwater Horizon spill announced $594 million in projects funded by BP for early restoration of the Gulf. A lot of the money is being spent on stuff not related to the spill at all, especially on repairing damage from various hurricanes.
