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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: greed

greed stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - Larry Summers sounded a note of cautious optimism today about President Obama's stimulus plan, the Washington Post reports. While it's way too early to assess its "broader economic impact," Obama's chief economic adviser called it "moderately encouraging" that consumer spending appears to be back on track. More »

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Brookings Institution • credit crisis • fear • economic stimulus package • Larry Summers • greed • Obama administration • financial crisis • President Obama • Lawrence Summers

 Psychologists: 
 Victorian Novels 
 Helped Us Evolve 

Victorian literature upheld cooperation, personal sacrifice

Jan 14, 09 6:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Victorian novels didn't just tout moralistic values of 19th-century British society, they helped altruistic genes flourish, a study claims. Evolutionary psychologists say classic characters such as Mr. Darcy and Count Dracula helped instill and promote a sense of right and wrong in society, the Guardian reports, specifically the notion that... More »

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Dracula • culture • English literature • Britain • society • morality • greed • progress • Victorian novel • classics • Pride and Prejudice • Middlemarch • Wuthering Heights

OPINION

'The Oracle' Forgot One Thing: We're Greedy

Founding fathers quickly figured out people couldn't be trusted to be selfless

Oct 18, 08 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - If those who ignore history repeat it, Alan Greenspan must have slept through a few Constitutional history classes. In promoting the risky derivatives market, the former Federal Reserve chairman was depending on individuals' restraint and care for the greater good. But Americans just aren't that altruistic, as the Founding Fathers... More »

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Alan Greenspan • derivatives market • regulation • US Constitution • George Washington • greed • Thomas Jefferson • financial crisis • John Adams

Broker Breaks Ranks to Rant on Profession's 'Gibberish'

Anonymous London columnist goes public

Jun 21, 08 10:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - A London broker who wrote a popular, anonymous newspaper column that lambasted the greed, superficiality, and "gibberish"-peddling nature of his profession is going public, quitting the financial world, and, of course, writing a book about it all, Bloomberg reports. “We didn't invent greed,” said Geraint Anderson,... More »

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newspaper • business • Britain • columnists • analyst guidance • greed • double life

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