Four Day Week

Not many workplaces have "summer Fridays" -- that genteel tradition of closing down around lunch once a week from Memorial Day to Labor Day. According to a survey done by Ultimat Vodka, just 12 percent of employed adults get this perk. Officially, that is. Because anyone who's tried to start a new project or ...

The crisis in the states has led to some testy confrontations and creative thinking. Perhaps the most famous showdown came in Wisconsin, when Gov. Scott Walker sought to end collective bargaining rights in a bid to combat a budget shortfall. While some questioned the logic of his argument, no one had any doubt ...