The ‘Wall Street/Main Street’ Bug: Curing Symptoms of Synecdoche

Everyone uses synecdoche, even if no student can tell you what it is.

We say “Washington,” for instance, to loosely refer to the U.S. government and expect everyone to understand. No one parses the gaps between those supposedly comprised by the image (e.g., every executive-branch official who works in Washington, with the possible exception of Dick Cheney), and those perhaps falsely implicated (other U.S. government officials, such as members of Congress who oppose the president’s policies). Read more

Opportunity in America

Originally built on shipping and shipbuilding, Boston’s economy has now a flourishing economy driven by health care, education and the biotech industries. Several of the most recognizable research and teaching hospitals are located in the city along with 34 higher education institutions. Boston was the birthplace of the mutual fund industry and several leading financial firms call Beantown home including Fidelty Investment Greater Boston CVBand John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company. Read more