What if a college did not spend its resources on sports stadiums? What if it quit the competitive "arms race" and did not build climbing walls and multimillion dollar student unions? What if a college did not spend its students’ resources on top "name brand" researchers, who undergraduates rarely see? In fact, what if there was no faculty tenure at all?
Congressman Bobby Rush got kicked off the House floor for wearing a hoodie in protest of the killing of Trayvon Martin. In an interview with CNBC's Larry Kudlow, he said it a proper protest, a voice of the people, but Kudlow said it was disrespectful and made a mockery of "the people's House."
As the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments over President Obama’s health care law, the biggest issue is over whether the individual insurance requirement is constitutional. However, according to former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, there is already a mandate in place, so tossing it out won’t solve the nation’s health care problems.
The United States is on the verge of a new industrial revolution as the result of a domestic energy boom, Citigroup’s head of global commodities research said Wednesday.
Tensions over Iran and the sanctions against the country are the main reasons for surging oil prices, Cambridge Energy Research Associates Chairman Dan Yergin told CNBC Friday.