Elections & Politics

When Congress returns from its summer recess, the health care debate will resume in full force and fury.

Long-held assumptions about the nation's leading small business group are under question, if not assault.

As health care reform rockets towards actual legislation in Washington DC, Hoover's Editors identify some of the biggest political contributors in the industry.

Health reform continnues to move forward. Yes, it's scary, but anything different requires a degree of faith....

Do you ever hear a kid say, "When I grow up, I want to be a politician?" Probably not. They’re also skipping over the sales profession, too. Coincidence? Perhaps not. It’s those negative...

Halfway around the world telecommunication regulators are doing something that is actually good for business, while U.S. regulators are distracted by mobile handset deals.

A measure to open federal small business research and development grants to venture capital-backed firms is now a "jobs bill."

A measure to open federal small business research and development grants to venture capital-backed firms is now a "jobs bill."

When is it not good to be good at business?

Sharing our personal views, political or otherwise, is certainly within our rights as U.S. citizens. But if you are a business owner, you have to weigh the consequences of speaking out versus alienating...

Most franchisors insist on arbitration to resolve legal disputes, but such provisions can stack the deck against franchisees.

But who knew that a media that didn’t even exist when Iran held its last election would have such a profound effect on a people who desperately want to be heard?

Intel Corp. and Nokia Corp announced a new partnership for mobile smartphones

From Twitter's trumping of the mainstream media in covering recent world events to the "Great Recession's" shaping of a startlingly new business landscape, profound change is sweeping through our society. So how can...

It will be interesting to see how these new regulations play out, and discover whether they are actually effective in limiting exploitation of consumers.

This week several U.S. senators have started a campaign that calls for regulators to review the exclusive arrangements between mobile carriers and cell phone makers.

A health care reform bill will pass Congress this year, and it's taking shape. President Obama spoke to the AMA today, and the public option proposal has a twist. Here's this week's update.

The players have changed but the issue is the same: giving the venture capital industry a clear running field on a controversial bill that will undermine small businesses.