PALM BEACH, Fla. — More than a year before lenders, law firms and document companies began owning up to widespread paperwork problems with t...

Financial Historian Niall Ferguson thinks the U.S. could be headed for a big fall- IF it stays on its current course of spending much more ...

Forcing healthcare through Congress at a time when the issue was not a top priority for most Americans will likely cost the Democrats come N...

A New York Times article calls them "The New Poor". See Related Post

Hear an informative discussion from NPR on the impact of the latest recession. Economists Andrew Sum & Barry Bluestone have broken down ...

Dr. West gave his annual (February) speech over the weekend from Chicago's St. Sabina Catholic Church. Of course I didn't agree with...

NPR has a new segment on Sylvia Martinez. The program is part of a radio series on the experiences of the unemployed as they seek work duri...

Hear a radio segment from This American Life about the failed (and corrupt) financial regulatory system and how it contributed to the econ...

Hear an NPR story about the way this economy is impacting everyday people. It shows how brutal this economy can be. American Capitalism can...

Down but Not Out: Overcoming Job Loss Rick Rose did just about everything right with his finances. He worked hard. He saved well from the $8...

What Are You Willing to Do If The Going Gets Rougher? What's Your Plan B if you lose your Job? Have you thought about it? If not, you pr...

I consider myself someone who tries to be informed about current events but sometimes the issues get so complex and events happen so quickly...

Attention Team Obama - Peter Pan is not meeting the test. I was skeptical about Obama’s choice for Treasury Secretary from the very beginn...

Houston, we have a problem . Stupidity in Congress. I continue to remain dumbfounded over what Congress is doing. Our problem, in a nutshe...

One of my commenters suggested that I was going after Joe the Plumber . Well, he actually said, "this is so typical how the weak intel...

I remember being about 10 years old, flying with my family to South America. I was in the restroom when I heard over the loudspeaker, "...

Last Friday's re-vote in the House on the financial bailout (excuse me, rescue/recovery) succeeded because 33 Democrats and 25 Republic...

Special Comment from Monday, October 6th. Great commentary. But I wish he would have mentioned Palin's Church - The Wasilla Bible Church...

As we see the collapse of Wall Street , AIG , Bear Stearns , Merrill Lynch , Washington Mutual and Lehman Brothers , we all must wonder wha...

The Mess We Are In I am not an economist nor do I claim to be an expert on finance and economic matters. I am, however, an ordinary citizen,...