See my recent commentary via The Good Men Project. Yes... life sucks. This is a heavily edited version w/ errors (a result of the editing...

Hear a great discussion from NPR about Black unemployment... from a few weeks ago. A must listen.

NPR is spotlighting six unemployed St. Louisans as they look for work. Listen to the ongoing series here.

As a broke grad student, with not much to look forward to, broken soul, stuck under a mountain of debt with no way out & with no prospe...

"Is There a Brighter Future for the Next Generation?" Watch/Hear an interesting discussion from earlier this month on the state...

I didn't. He said what he was expected to say... but beyond that, he really didn't address any pressing issues for the non-wealthy ...

I don't always agree with Tom Friedman (more like Tomfoolery at times - example #1 would be his position on the invasion of Iraq). But h...

Dr. Cornel West interviews Economist & former Labor Secretary Robert Reich. He discusses his latest work "Aftershock" , and ex...

The Midterm (S)elections ended pretty much as expected. Confused Americans tired of gridlock in Washington DC, voted for more gridlock. Thi...

Hear a pretty good discussion on long term unemployment from NPR. (under-employment is also discussed). How has the economy impacted you? ...

Former Reagan Budget Director David Stockman tells the truth about the Republican Pledge to America in interview with NPR this past week. A...

Watch an interview with Arianna Huffington focusing on her book Third World America , which talks about deteriorating conditions for the Mi...

Highlights of the CNBC Town Hall Also see Backyard Town Hall Meeting in Virginia My Take: He should have been doing nationally tele...

A newsweek article from last week didn't tell me anything that I didn't already know. But it is a good read, and it dealt with Repub...

A recent piece in the New York Times, by writer Louis Uchitelle, highlights the difficulties faced by the millennial generation, also called...

E.J. Dionne posted a great commentary today on Truthdig. The Politics of Stupidity Strikes Again Can a nation remain a superpower if its...

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 ...

Hear a discussion with two financial analysts who tried to sound the alarm about Bernie Madoff's activities but were ignored by your fed...

Hear On Point's week in review discussion from this weekend. Panel included Trudy Rubin, Clarence Page, and Jack Beatty. They covered ...

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