What Engineers Found When They Tore Apart Tesla's Model 3

Tesla's Model 3 boasts the best technology and motor of any electric vehicle, but a team of engineers in Detroit say there's a major flaw in the car's design that's hurting Tesla's profit margins. Bloomberg Television's Ed Ludlow reports.

Greg FordeOctober 23, 2018Comment

Did You Know? We Had a Republican President Who Expanded Social Security

Did you know that we once had a Republican president who expanded Social Security? Maybe today's Republicans should listen to what he had to say about the program.

Greg FordeOctober 22, 2018Comment

Hello! May I Assist You in Taking on a Lifetime of Debt?

What I learned answering calls to my university’s student helpline.

Greg FordeOctober 15, 2018Comment

Ford Announces Plan To Lay Off Workers After Tariffs Cost Them $1B

The economy remains strong, but are we starting to see the first signs of stalling? Stephanie Ruhle is joined by Politico’s Ben White to discuss Ford’s plan to lay off workers after they say President Trump’s tariffs have cost them a billion dollars.

Greg FordeOctober 12, 2018Comment

Extracting Profit and Resources From the African Continent, and Resistance.

Author, Lee Wengraf talks to journalist Chris Hedges, host of On Contact, about her new book Extracting Profit: Imperialism, Neoliberalism, and the New Scramble of Africa.

Greg FordeSeptember 26, 2018Comment

Debt trap: the allure of Chinese money in Africa

Greg FordeSeptember 25, 2018Comment

"It's Game Over for Europe in Africa, China Has Taken the Upper Hand"

What is problematic about the slant of this story is that it still presumes the dynamic that the African continent is the 'resource playground' of the rest of the world!

Greg FordeSeptember 25, 2018Comment

How to Answer Interview Questions to Make Hiring Managers Like You

By the time you reach the interview phase, your prospective employer already knows a lot about you. They know your previous experience. What they don’t know is whether they want to work with you.

Greg FordeSeptember 17, 2018Comment

Bank of America Freezes Family's Accounts After Demanding Proof of Citizenship

A Kansas couple says B.O.A. blocked access to the account they’ve had with the bank since the early 2000s after they ignored a form demanding proof of citizenship from the husband, who happens to be a native of Wichita.

Greg FordeAugust 8, 2018Comment

T-Mobile, Sprint Will Finally Get Hitched In $26B Mega Mobile Deal

The combination would create a stronger player to compete against Verizon and AT&T and more effectively jump to 5G.

Greg FordeApril 30, 2018Comment

How Globalized Capitalism Drives Worldwide Fear And Discontentment

Author Robert Kuttner says the decline of social contracts in Western democracies has led to the rise of right-wing populism. His new book is Can Democracy Survive Global Capitalism?

Greg FordeApril 11, 2018Comment

Six Questions Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Still Needs To Answer

The CEO of the world's largest social network will testify before Congress next week. Maybe he'll answer our burning questions.

Greg FordeApril 9, 2018Comment

How Big Wireless War-Gamed the Science on Risks, While Making Customers Addicted to Their Phones

Mark Hertsgaard, The Nation’s environment correspondent and investigative editor, who co-authored a major new exposé: “How Big Wireless Made Us Think That Cell Phones Are Safe.” He discusses how wireless companies “war-gamed the science” by funding friendly studies and attacking critical ones

Greg FordeApril 6, 2018Comment