Perhaps no one has more at stake in this year’s presidential election than the ultra-wealthy.
Obama, Romney tax plans for ultra-rich offer window on disparate economic views
Massachusetts was still reeling from the bursting of the tech bubble. It was also in the midst of a decades-long bleeding of manufacturing jobs. Under Romney, manufacturing payroll employment dropped … read more »
Parents of neighborhood watch shooting victim appear at Capitol Hill forum on racial profiling
In a packed forum on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, the parents of Trayvon Martin found support among members of Congress who turned the death of their 17-year-old son into a … read more »
NFL bounty scandal: Players debate whether it should have stayed in locker room
The debate around the New Orleans Saintsâ pay-for-performance system initially centered around the prevalence of such programs and their propriety within the NFL. But the NFLâs punishments of the team … read more »
Many seem willing to cut Afghan shooting suspect some slack; âgood guy in the wrong placeâ
He is accused of the kind of crime that makes people shiver, the killing of families in their own homes under cover of night, the butchery of defenseless children. Under … read more »
US college graduates more likely than before to be 60 or older, redefining work and retirement
Americans 60 or older are more likely than ever to have college degrees, helping redefine work and retirement as educated baby boomers swell the senior population at rates faster than … read more »
The Huguely case: What makes for a media mob?
“Race, gender, youth and attractiveness are all factors in whose stories are found to be media-worthy,” said Sheri L. Parks, an American studies professor at the University of Maryland. In … read more »
As Massachusetts governor, Romney had an unremarkable record on jobs
An overheated industry has gone bust. A tepid economy is not producing enough jobs. And a successful businessman promises he can use his private-sector experience to jump-start the economy.
Ye olde rivalry: New England vs NY goes way back; colonial Mass. had no love for âYorkersâ
Think this New York vs. New England thing is a product of the modern sports era? Prithee, fuggedaboudit. “It doesn’t quite go back to the glaciers, but it’s close,” said … read more »
Boy’s fatal stabbing stuns San Diego-area neighborhood as justice system awaits 10-year-old
A 10-year-old boy suspected of fatally stabbing a close friend got along well with other children in his tight-knit neighborhood, despite struggling to control his anger and occasionally exploding into … read more »
For the first time since 1965, homicide drops off list of top 15 causes of death in the US
For the first time in almost half a century, homicide has fallen off the list of the nationâs top 15 causes of death, bumped by a lung illness that often … read more »
Scandals at Penn State and Syracuse, labor strife contribute to make 2011 worst of times
Even after all the turmoil 2011 brought to sports, what with the NBA and NFL players and owners huddling with lawyers and accountants, more unsettling reports of brains ravaged by … read more »