Cheating Death: Volkswagen Thrives Despite ‘Dieselgate’
Late last year, at the height of its “Dieselgate” scandal, Volkswagen unfurled a white banner across the front of its iconic 1930s-era plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. Written on it was an appeal in German that translated to: “We need transparency, energy and courage—but most of all, we need you.”
If Women Are So Good At Managing Money, Why Are So Few of Them Doing It?
Of all the rarefied niches on Wall Street, perhaps the most opaque and exclusive is the hedge fund industry, where traders are handed millions and even billions of dollars to invest on behalf of banks, endowments, pension funds and the superrich.
As Wealth Inequality Soars, One City Shows the Way
As Wealth Inequality Soars, One City Shows the Way Leah McGrath GoodmanNewsweekSeptember 24, 2015 Traffic travels under a sign on Washington Boulevard in Ogden, Utah, August 17. The city, together with its neighboring communities, has the narrowest wealth gap among...
Survivors Question Role of U.K. Home Office in Child Abuse Inquiry
Survivors Question Role of U.K. Home Office in Child Abuse Inquiry Leah McGrath GoodmanNewsweekAugust 18, 2015 After years of horrifying revelations about sexual abuse of children by people of power and influence, Britain called in a judge from New Zealand in a bid to...
David Miranda and the Human-Rights Black Hole
In 2013, Miranda filed a lawsuit against the U.K.’s Home Office and the Metropolitan Police Service claiming he was unlawfully detained and interrogated under the Terrorism Act 2000. He also claimed that his right to freedom of expression guaranteed under Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) was violated. The U.K.’s High Court of Justice rejected the suit in February 2014, and his case is due to go to appeal in the first half of 2015.