Politics
Health
Why Doug Ford is stumbling during COVID-19’s second wave
Mark Winfield, York University, Canada Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government has come to be defined by two things: its hesitant responses to the emerging second wave of COVID-19 and its relentlessly pro-business approach to virtually all […]
Politics
Why did Donald Trump do better than expected in the U.S. election?
Ron Stagg, Ryerson University What happened in the American presidential election? Most pollsters and pundits predicted a large majority for Joe Biden and the Democrats, but Donald Trump once again defied the polls and had […]
Politics
How Congress could decide the 2020 election
Donald Brand, College of the Holy Cross If the the 2020 U.S. presidential election is contested, both campaigns are preparing to take the matter to court. But the Founding Fathers meant for Congress to be […]
Economy
Economy
NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell is out after admitting inappropriate relationship
Jeff Shell, CEO of NBCUniversal, walks to lunch at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 07, 2022 in Sun Valley, Idaho.Kevin Dietsch | Getty ImagesJeff Shell left his role as NBCUniversal CEO on Sunday after he admitted an “inappropriate relationship” with a woman in the company, corporate parent Comcast announced.”Today is my… […]
Economy
Barbara Corcoran says she was fired before the first season of ‘Shark Tank’—she got her job back with a simple email
Barbara Corcoran experienced every professional’s worst nightmare: She landed her dream job, only to have the offer rescinded.Before the first season of ABC’s “Shark Tank” aired in 2009, a producer’s secretary reached out to Corcoran and asked the real estate tycoon to be an investor on the show. She “signed the contract without looking at… […]
Economy
Bed Bath & Beyond files for bankruptcy protection after failed turnaround efforts
A “Store Closing” banner on a Bed Bath & Beyond store in Farmingdale, New York, on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023.Johnny Milano | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBed Bath & Beyond on Sunday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after it failed in several last-ditch efforts to raise enough money to keep the company alive.The beleaguered home… […]
