Billionaire Warren Buffett may not seem to have much in common with angry laborers at town hall meetings or armies of California nurses protesting in the streets. But these days, the executive celebrity in his boardroom and working folks on the front lines have found a common mantra as the economy continues to sputter and the 2012 election approaches: "Tax the rich." And the calls have become louder as President Obama plans to unveil his jobs plan next Thursday.

“The scoop” has long been a hallmark of news culture. However, being first on a story usually matters far more to journalists than it does to anyone else. And while scoops can be great, prizing them blindly badly skews the priorities of a news organization -- to the detriment of their audiences, communities, and their own credibility -- because one story, by one news outlet, is rarely enough to cover any topic well. More coverage, as long as it’s done well, is always better.

Employers stopped adding jobs in August, an alarming setback for an economy that has struggled to grow and might be at risk of another recession. It was the weakest jobs report since September 2010. The unemployment rate remained at 9.1%.
Stock futures plunged on the news. Dow futures fell nearly 100 points shortly before the market opened. A strike by 45,000 Verizon workers lowered the job totals. Those workers are now back on the job.