Commentary

• Consuming Passions
  By Candice Zachariahs
  

  Can we shop our way to happily ever after?

• Agricultural Revolution
  By Gabrielle Coppola
  

  NAFTA is about to free Mexican corn from trade-limiting tariffs. If it’s such good news for farmers south of the border, why are they up in arms about it?

• Fuelish Choices
  By Jennifer Leigh Hodson
  

  Coal by any other name is just as devastating to the environment. If you think liquefying it makes it green, take a drive through Appalachian coal country.

• Money Talks
  By Simone Baribeau
  

  Should you tell your co-workers how much you make? In a recent survey, 88 percent of respondents said no. I say, “You bet.” And I’m willing to put my money where my mouth is.

• Business Cycles
  By Debra Conn Borchardt
  

  Mountain biking can lead a town to economic recovery, but will the town take a ride?

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Behind the News

• Riding With the Fishes
  By Wayne Ma
  

  New York City Transit plans to dispose of 1,600 old subway cars off the Atlantic coast. But do the cost savings for the city outweigh the environmental costs to the ocean?

• Live, From a Stage 1,000 Miles Away
  By Ryan Derousseau
  

  Fabchannel.com streams real-time concerts from a club in the Netherlands to a computer near you. Cool. But is it profitable?

• Good Enough for Government Work?
  By Debra Conn Borchardt
  

  It’s official. Federal procurement offices must find bio-based products that don’t use fossil fuels. Soy ink anyone?

• Regulation Nation
  By Simone Baribeau
  

  As the world waits for a resolution to the subprime debacle, many state governments have jumped in and proposed legislation to protect consumers and the economy.

• Woman’s Work
  By Aliza Rosenbaum
  

  As more women walk away from careers on Wall Street in search of a better work/family balance, some major firms have launched aggressive programs to woo them back.

• The Rise of the Asian Art Market
  By Eva Woo
  

  Newly wealthy investors from emerging markets are pushing prices for the works of contemporary Asian artists to heights never seen before. Is it just another bubble?

• Paper Chase
  By Samar Srivastava
  

  How can newspapers stop the slide in circulation numbers? Redefine circulation. But will advertisers buy the new formula?

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Crunching the Numbers

That’s a Lot of Moolah!

When the Washington Post listed the five top-paid CEOs for 2005, we decided to look back and see how much their total compensation changed over the past three years. The results are surprising. For one executive, payday grew 1,000 percent, but for another, it was down by almost half.

Source: Compensation data from Hay Group. Totals include base salary, cash bonus, and equity compensation, including stock options.

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