Chinese Takeover Dangers, Austerity's Harsh Consequences, Petraeus' New Gig And More

May 30, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Food Safety Advocates Not Happy With Chinese Takeover One of China's largest food conglomerates on Wednesday announced a $4.7 billion purchase of Smithfield Foods, the biggest pork producer in the United States, prompting food-safety advocates to warn of potential dangers to American consumers' health. The proposed deal -- the largest Chinese takeover of an American firm in history -- would put Smithfield in the hands of Shuanghui International, a company based in the central Chinese province of Henan.  Continue reading... Austerity Takes Harsh Toll On Economy Why Walmart Can't Ignore Striking Workers Any Longer Petraeus Lands New Gig With Private Equity Firm LOOK: This Billboard Is Inciting Controversy GONE 10 Unusual Jobs That Pay Surprisingly Well McDonald's Admits The Truth About Its Salads Walmart Worker Strikes, Is Fired 6 Months Later McDonald's Admits The Truth About Its Salads Food Safety Advocates Not Happy With Chinese Takeover LOOK: This Billboard Is Inciting Controversy ARIANNA HUFFINGTON Beyond Money and Power (and Stress and Burnout): In Search of a New Definition of Success I'm happy to announce that next week, on June 6th, Mika Brzezinski and I will be co-hosting the Huffington Post's first-ever women's conference, "The Third Metric: Redefining Success Beyond Money & Power." The current definition of success, in which we drive ourselves into the ground, if not the grave, and in which working to the point of exhaustion and burnout is considered a badge of honor, was created by men. It's a model of success -- driven by money and power -- that's not working for women, and it's not working for men either. What we need is a more humane and more sustainable definition of success that includes well-being, wisdom, wonder, empathy, and the ability to give back. And women will have to lead the way. That's why we're gathering women from a range of professions --- Valerie Jarrett, Jill Abramson, Katie Couric, Sen. Claire McCaskill, Susie Essman, and Candice Bergen, to name just a few -- to get the conversation started. Continue reading... MIKA BRZEZINSKI How I Moved Beyond the Label 'Somewhat Aspirational' Somewhat aspirational. I loved it. Didn't know what it meant. But I found it to be hilarious and cuttingly honest, which I admire. I considered getting a T-shirt with the words typed out across my chest. Continue reading... JOHN CONWAY Marketplace Fairness Act Has It Backwards The "Marketplace Fairness Act" is supposed to level the playing field between the traditional brick-and-mortar storefronts of the old economy and the online and catalog sales of the new economy, taking a simple problem and attempts to solve it in the most obtuse and damaging way it could. Continue reading... JANET TAVAKOLI Growth Hackers Divided on Facebook and Google I've been a critic of Facebook's performance since its IPO last year. Its recent earnings report didn't fail to disappoint compared to the hype. Continue reading... TOM GREEN Did Steve Jobs Ruin the World? Thank you Steve Jobs, and Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg for making Schadenfreude convenient. It's as if we are enjoying the spectacle so much that we haven't noticed the cameras are now pointed at us. Who is laughing now? Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003