New Orleans The cult of Silicon Valley reigns supreme in these times. The moguls of Facebook, Google, Linked-In and the rest have become the 21st century of the auto barons of Detroit in the 20th. They are at the center of the financial pages, fashion shows, and political pundit speculations. They are worldwide ambassadors of the …
Month: April 2013
“Profitable to End Poverty,” Says US-AID’s Rajik Shah
Little Rock Dr. Rajiv Shah, head of the United States Agency for International Development (US-AID), long the most visible face of “soft” power for the US around the world happened to be speaking at the Clinton School of Public Service, so I stopped by on my route from KABF. He was effusive in his praise …
Hard to Ignore: Walmart in Bad Trouble
Little Rock Ok, Walmart is a huge business behemoth with millions of workers and billions of dollars in revenue, but the deafening roar of bad news is hard to paint a smiley face over and pretend everything is coming up roses in Bentonville. The emperor’s nakedness in India, where the India FDI Watch Campaign and …