If private-equity firms are as good at remaking companies as they claim, they don't need tax loopholes to make money. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes claim company equity
Critics of consumer capitalism like to think that consumers are manipulated and controlled by those who seek to sell them things, but for the most part it's the other way around: companies must make what consumers want and deliver it at the lowest possible price. James Surowiecki capitalismcompanyconsumer share on social
Real politics is messy and morally ambiguous and doesn't make for a compelling thriller. James Surowiecki ambiguouscompelmake Change image and share on social
Most corporate name changes are the result of mergers and acquisitions. But these tend to be unimaginative. James Surowiecki acquisitioncorporatemerger Change image and share on social
I went to Northwestern in Chicago, in Evanston, and then I ended up trickling down in Chicago theater. I did a bunch of plays, but I was non-equity. For a lot of people, non-equity means you're not yet professional. But for me, if you're in a mainstream theater, you're doing something real. Denis O'Hare bunchchicagoend share on social
It is not her body that he wants but it is only through her body that he can take possession of another human being, so he must labor upon her body, he must enter her body, to make his claim. Joyce Carol Oates bodyclaimenter Change image and share on social
Well, there's no question that the law passed in 1996 was flawed. It deregulated the wholesale market, meaning the price that the utilities had to pay energy companies for power, but not the retail market. Gray Davis companyderegulateenergy share on social