Judge: Probation for du Pont heir in daughter rape because ‘he would not fare well’ in prison  —  A Superior Court judge who sentenced an heir to the du Pont fortune to probation for raping his 3-year-old daughter wrote in her order that he “will not fare well” in prison and suggested …

Panel's Warning on Climate Risk: Worst Is Yet to Come  —  YOKOHAMA, Japan — Climate change is already having sweeping effects on every continent and throughout the world's oceans, scientists reported Monday, and they warned that the problem is likely to grow substantially worse unless greenhouse emissions are brought under control.

O-Care perception bests reality  —  Last week, in the run-up to Monday's deadline for enrolling in ObamaCare, I called one of the few people with a hand in designing both the Affordable Care Act and the Massachusetts healthcare reform plan signed into law in 2006 by then-Gov. Mitt Romney (R).

An Adaptation From ‘Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt,’ by Michael Lewis  —  Before the collapse of the U.S. financial system in 2008, Brad Katsuyama could tell himself that he bore no responsibility for that system.  He worked for the Royal Bank of Canada, for a start.

Obama Must Show He'll Use Military Means to Deter Russia in Ukraine  —  To deter Putin and other aggressors, diplomatic and economic slaps are not enough; the U.S. needs a military dimension.  —  Don't pop the champagne corks just yet because Vladimir Putin phoned Barack Obama to pursue diplomacy on Ukraine and environs.

Blind to the System's Ingenuity and Ability to Reinvent  —  I have long thought that Marx's fixation on the labor theory of value made his technical economic analyses of little worth.  Marx was dead certain for ontological reasons that exchange-value was created by human socially-necessary labor …

Inside the Koch-Funded Ads Giving Dems Fits  —  In one of the ads Americans for Prosperity (AFP) has put on the air this year, a thirtysomething actress stands against a white backdrop and looks into the camera.  “People don't like political ads,” she says plaintively.  “I don't like them either.

Jobs and Skills and Zombies  —  A few months ago, Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, and Marlene Seltzer, the chief executive of Jobs for the Future, published an article in Politico titled “Closing the Skills Gap.”  They began portentously: “Today, nearly 11 million Americans are unemployed.

Leland Yee's campaign debt at root of criminal behavior, authorities allege  —  In more than a decade of campaigns for the California Legislature, San Francisco mayor and secretary of state, state Sen. Leland Yee raised in excess of $5 million.  Yet it was a campaign debt only a fraction …

Hopes Frustrated, Many Latinos Reject the Ballot Box Altogether  —  AURORA, Colo. — As the weather warms, Lizeth Chacon is anticipating a new season of registering Latino voters — yet dreading experiences like one late last year, when she came upon a skate park full of older teenagers.

Chelsea Handler to End E! Show, Manager Says (Exclusive)  —  “We have at least seven suitors,” manager Irving Azoff tells THR, adding that plans could include a radio presence and a show on another network or digital service.  —  Chelsea Handler  —  Chelsea Handler plans to leave the E! …