Business Opinion

Immigration: Enforcement or Politics?

BusinessWeek Online - Thu Aug 21, 8:08 AM ET

Jazmin Zavala, an office cleaner in King of Prussia, Pa., a Philadelphia suburb, expected a regular shift when she reported to work July 31. But her day turned to worry when her employer, ABM Industries , called a mandatory employee meeting at 4:30 p.m., the time workers usually collect their checks.

  • How to Pick a Sport Management Program BusinessWeek Online - Thu Aug 21, 8:08 AM ET

    The sports industry in the U.S. is a $200-billion-plus powerhouse, with superstar athletes, lucrative endorsement deals, and all the free press an ego can handle. But if you're not the rare athlete who can hit a 93-mph fastball or sink a 15-foot jumper, how are you supposed to cash in on such a lucrative business?

  • Health Care: The Real Fiscal Nightmare BusinessWeek Online - Tue Aug 19, 8:08 AM ET

    A heated discussion is taking place in the economic blogsphere over the rival tax plans of Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain. Of course, the battle of rival tax blueprints has been in force ever since the two hopefuls sewed up their respective nominations, but a new round of fighting recently erupted. A number of important points have been made. But the fiscal policy dispute, while informative and fascinating, has focused too much on tax regimes and not enough on the real challenge: health care. ...