No Labels Co-Founder Ron Shaich speaks at the Oregon Statesman dinner of the Oregon Business Association.
No Labels Co-Founder Ron Shaich speaks at the Oregon Statesman dinner of the Oregon Business Association.
Bruce Braley thinks voters have a right to be fed up with Washington politics. He feels the same way.
Burying your head in the sand. Ignoring the elephant in the room. Lying to the emperor about his lack of new clothes. Pick your metaphor, but there is one issue to which we as Americans must reconcile ourselves: Our country’s debt path threatens us with an economic crisis if we do not take action.
After nearly two decades in public service, about half in elective office, Jonathan Miller had had enough. Elected twice as a Kentucky state treasurer and later appointed secretary of finance, he watched the partisan nastiness grow out of control.
Former Republican Congressman Mickey Edwards is trying to do what never seems to happen in Washington: work with the opposite party to get things done.
Former Republican Congressman Mickey Edwards is trying to do what never seems to happen in Washington: work with the opposite party to get things done.
Here’s my plea to Jim Lehrer: At the first presidential debate in Denver next Wednesday, ask the candidates if they are in favor of restoring majority rule in this country. In other words, ask them if they would urge the Senate to scrap the filibuster — and if not, how do they expect to get anything done? It’s an ideal debate question for five reasons.
In a recent in-depth interview with Ron Shaich, Founder, Chairman and co-CEO of Panera Bread, we discussed the Panera Cares initiative, through which the Panera Bread Foundation created nonprofit community cafes aimed at addressing issues related to food insecurity. We also discussed balancing profit with purpose, the secret behind the success of their community cafes, leadership lessons learned along the way, why businesses more broadly should harness their core competencies against a societal ill, and much more.
Saying members of Congress should stop “sitting around on our hands,” Sen. Lamar Alexander on Monday became the latest from Tennessee to call for lawmakers to forgo their paychecks if they can’t complete budget bills on time.
Senator Lamar Alexander supports No Budget, No Pay.