Word: greed
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...those who brought us here and have since slipped into hiding, an apology is just a start. But it's free, and it's right, and it's even empirically smart, whatever their pride and their lawyers may tell them. Most people file lawsuits out of anger, not greed. In states that passed "apology laws" that let doctors express regret when things go badly without having it thrown back at them in court, some hospitals have seen malpractice suits drop by half. Any marriage counselor can tell you that love means always having to say you're sorry. An apology...
...event wore on, even Obama did not seem that into it, a surprising misfire for a politician who has long excelled at striking the right tone at public appearances. He was almost grinning as he described the "recklessness and greed" of the traders in AIG's financial-products division, a reckless band of wealthy incompetents who made bets they could not pay for, leaving the American taxpayer on the hook for as much as $173 billion in emergency funds - an enormous sum that works out to about $600 for every man, woman and child in America. "How do they justify...
President Barack Obama took to the podium in the East Room to tag AIG by name, calling its financial predicament a product of "recklessness and greed." The President said he has asked Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to "block these bonuses and make the American taxpayers whole," adding, "This isn't just a matter of dollars and cents. It's about our fundamental values...
...bars, until death. How could you not see what a tragic deal this was? Or maybe you did and didn't care; you imagined yourself impervious. You slipped past regulators. You fooled your family, friends and customers. You fooled yourself. You are perhaps the final symbol of our times - greed at any cost, even at that of your own life, that of our entire system. (See 25 people to blame for the financial crisis...
...voiced her fierce opposition to the Vietnam War, demanded gender equality, and pushed for increased government spending in education.Her story is little known because, Bassford says, “She wasn’t out to make a name. She wasn’t out for her greed or her ego.” The goal of recognizing oft-ignored contributions made and injustices undergone by women shapes all of the festival’s selections. A collection of short films—screened on March 7 and 8—created a well-rounded and global perspective, balancing...