GM's New General - December 16, 2013 Issue

December 16, 2013 Issue

Opening Remarks

Opening Remarks

Farewell to the Age of Free Trade

By Joshua Kurlantzick

Farewell to the Age of Free Trade

How to Help the Long-Term Unemployed

Silicon Valley's Hypocrisy on Spying

News - Global Economics

News - Global Economics

The Threat to Mandela's Economic Legacy

By Mike Cohen

The Threat to Mandela's Economic Legacy

The Gatsby Curve: How Inequality Became a Household Word

By Brendan Greeley

Germany's Coalition to Require More Women in Boardrooms

By Alex Webb

Japan's Shinzō Abe on Women in the Workforce, Deflation, and China

By Matthew Winkler and Isabel Reynolds

Graphic: U.S. Benefits the Most From Immigrant Inventors

Charlie Rose Talks to the Bank of England's Mark Carney

By Charlie Rose

Charlie Rose Talks to the Bank of England's Mark Carney

News - Companies & Industries

News - Companies & Industries

Surprise! Generic-Drug Prices Spike

By Alan Katz

Surprise! Generic-Drug Prices Spike

Wealthy Jet Owners Spend Big to Reduce Noise Levels

By Thomas Black

Wealthy Jet Owners Spend Big to Reduce Noise Levels

In London, Black Friday Lasts All December

By Gabi Thesing

In London, Black Friday Lasts All December

Hello Kitty Embraced by Western Pop Stars Seeking Japan Sales

By Brian Bremner and Mariko Yasu

Hello Kitty Embraced by Western Pop Stars Seeking Japan Sales

Company News: Lululemon, Stanley Fischer, EADS, Outerwall, Costco

By Kyle Stock

News - Politics & Policy

News - Politics & Policy

Why Gun Control Is Basically Dead

By Paul M. Barrett

U.S. Law Restricting Foreign Ships Leads to Higher Gas Prices

By Matthew Philips

U.S. Law Restricting Foreign Ships Leads to Higher Gas Prices

How Much More Will Smokers Pay for Obamacare?

By John Tozzi

Congress's Big, Stingy Christmas Mistake

By Joshua Green

Stopping Patent Trolls

By Joshua Brustein

News - Technology

News - Technology

Silicon Valley's Hearing Aide

By Brad Stone

Silicon Valley's Hearing Aide

Samsung's Antitheft Kill Switch for Mobile Devices Is DOA

By Karen Epper Hoffman

Tesla's Industrial-Grade Solar Power Storage System

By Ashlee Vance

Tesla's Industrial-Grade Solar Power Storage System

Apple's Asia Breakthrough

By Bruce Einhorn and Yuko Takeo and Takashi Amano

Apple's Asia Breakthrough

Nanobiosym's Gene-Radar Diagnoses Diseases Faster

By Caroline Winter

Nanobiosym's Gene-Radar Diagnoses Diseases Faster

News - Markets & Finance

News - Markets & Finance

The Volcker Rule Is Tough. It's Complicated. Will It Be Effective?

By Peter Coy

The Volcker Rule Is Tough. It's Complicated. Will It Be Effective?

Private Toll-Road Investors Get Low-Risk Deals From States

By David Mildenberg

Private Toll-Road Investors Get Low-Risk Deals From States

Canadian Pension Funds, the New Buyout Kings, Take On Private Equity

By Katia Dmitrieva and Matthew Campbell

Why Bitcoin Needs Banks

By Carter Dougherty

Why Bitcoin Needs Banks

M&A News: Covidien, Given Imaging, Essex Property Trust, BRE Properties, Sysco, US Foods

By Evan Applegate

M&A News: Covidien, Given Imaging, Essex Property Trust, BRE Properties, Sysco, US Foods

Features

Features

Exclusive: The Inside Story of GM's Comeback and Mary Barra's Rise

By Tim Higgins and Bryant Urstadt

Byron Allen, Former Stand-Up Comic, Runs the 'Walmart of Television'

By Caroline Winter

Byron Allen, Former Stand-Up Comic, Runs the 'Walmart of Television'

Need Victims for Your Mass Lawsuit? Call Jesse Levine

By Paul M. Barrett

Etc.

Etc.

Damon Baehrel, Chef of Most Exclusive Restaurant in the U.S., Opens Up

By Sean Patrick Cooper

Damon Baehrel, Chef of Most Exclusive Restaurant in the U.S., Opens Up

Movie Review: Her, Directed by Spike Jonze

By Sam Grobart

Movie Review: Her, Directed by Spike Jonze

Steelcase's Turnstone Buoy, an Office Chair for the Restless

By Kurt Soller

Steelcase's Turnstone Buoy, an Office Chair for the Restless

Winter Skirts Go Long and Short and Voluminous

Winter Skirts Go Long and Short and Voluminous

Billy Joel Will Play Madison Square Garden for the Rest of His Life

By Claire Suddath

Billy Joel Will Play Madison Square Garden for the Rest of His Life

What I Wear to Work: Apostrophe's Nakeya Brown

By Arianne Cohen

What I Wear to Work: Apostrophe's Nakeya Brown

One Kings Lane's Susan Feldman: How Did I Get Here?

One Kings Lane's Susan Feldman: How Did I Get Here?