New York Times
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the New York Times and co-author of its "iEconomy" series exploring the American economy through the lens of Apple and other technology firms; author of The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
Identity Theft: How Companies Learn, Lose, Your Secrets Last week thieves stole the financial information of some 40 million Target shoppers who swiped their cards inside the big box stores. It's just the latest crime in what has become a multi-billion-dollar industry, the collection and brokering of personal information: where you shop, what you buy and even when you buy it. Charles Duhigg, staff writer for the New York Times and author of The Power of Habit : Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, look at buying in an age of identity theft.
Identity Theft: How Companies Learn, Lose, Your Secrets Last week thieves stole the financial information of some 40 million Target shoppers who swiped their cards inside the big box stores. It's just the latest crime in what has become a multi-billion-dollar industry, the collection and brokering of personal information: where you shop, what you buy and even when you buy it. Charles Duhigg, staff writer for the New York Times and author of The Power of Habit : Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, look at buying in an age of identity theft.
Is Apple a Tax Cheat? A Senate committee today heard details of Apple's web of subsidiaries, in the US and around the world — some with no employees but total exemption from taxes or even laws requiring them to keep records. Charles Duhigg, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the New York Times and co-author of its " The iEconomy " series, has more on the most profitable technology company in America and new realities in the digital age.
Credit Card Companies Max Themselves Out on Capitol Hill Liberal Senate Democrat Chris Dodd and conservative Republican Richard Shelby have co-authored a bill to reform the business of credit-card lending. In his latest weekly radio address, President Obama indicated that its time has come .
Cracking Down on Credit Card Companies During good times, consumers were seduced with easy credit. Now, angry card-holders tell stories about rising interest rates and decreasing limits. Card companies, including some banks with taxpayer bailouts, are changing the rules. Liberal Senate Democrat Chris Dodd and conservative Republican Richard Shelby have co-authored a bill to reform the business of credit-card lending. In his latest weekly radio address, President Obama indicated that its time has come . Some sleazy practices might be ended. But credit might also be harder to come by in times of need. Is that necessarily a bad thing? We look at the pros and cons.
Janesville and the American Dream Janesville, Wisconsin is the hometown of Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan. But he couldn’t prevent the closing of the General Motors factory after 100 years. On this Memorial Day rebroadcast of To the Point, we hear what’s happened to what once was a model of American middle-class unity.
Trump plays scolder-in-chief with NATO allies At the opening of NATO’s dramatic new headquarters in Brussels today, President Trump acknowledged that Article 5 — promising that “an attack on one nation is an attack on all” -- has only been invoked one time: in the aftermath of September 11. But the President failed to provide what 27 other Alliance members have been waiting for: a re-commitment by America’s new leader to Article 5. Instead, they got a scolding.
Will the Senate write a healthcare bill in secret? While Democrats and Republicans argue White House relations with Russia, another question is being decided behind closed doors: who gets help buying health insurance and who doesn't? We hear how the pros and cons are being shrouded in secrecy.
Trump's new look at civil rights and global warming President Trump is reportedly ready to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. We look at the possible consequences. On the second half of the program, we hear about cuts in Obama-Era civil rights programs called for by the Trump Administration's first budget plan.
