'WE DON'T WANT TO BE A PRISON TOWN'

Jared Bernstein, 06/01/12

Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Sure, European instability and a slower growing China are part of the problem. But they are not at its core. For that, we've simply got to look in the mirror.

Dave Lauer, 06/01/12

Entrepreneur, former trader, story-teller

I began to fear that I was spending too much of my life's stress budget on something that quite honestly, was helping to wreak tremendous economic havoc. Ultimately I decided to walk away from an extremely lucrative profession.

Dennis Santiago, 06/01/12

CEO of Institutional Risk Analytics

In December 2009, my friend Arianna Huffington called with this idea to educate "ordinary" people about the financial system. We called that project "Move Your Money" and the tool has been running ever since.

Alan Grayson, 06/02/12

Former U.S. Congressman from Florida's 8th District

Yesterday, the 10-year Treasury note hit its lowest interest rate in history. For the third day in a row Why is this happening? Will the trend continue? What does it mean for the middle class?

David Paradice, 06/01/12

Associate Dean, Professor, Florida State University

We need to transform the undergraduate business curriculum in a way that focuses on what business needs people to do, not what they are hired to be.

Miriam Axel-Lute, 06/01/12

Editor, Shelterforce

These steps are just a start, but the lessons from the financial crisis are clear as day. Will we learn from them, and let government do what we created it to do, or will we tumble back into the mess that got us here in the first place?

Bill Moyers and Michael Winship, 06/01/12

So-called "mega donors" are upset that their campaign contributions are being exposed to public view, ignoring our right to know who is giving money to candidates -- and the opportunity to try to figure out why. The sound you hear is the world's smallest violin, say, a teeny-tiny Stradivarius insured for millions.

Robert Reich, 06/01/12

Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy, University of California at Berkeley; Author, 'Beyond Outrage'

Republicans will have a field day with today's jobs report, taking it as a sign that Obama's economic policies have failed and we need instead their brand of fiscal austerity combined with more tax cuts for the wealthy. But that's precisely the reverse of what's needed.

Larry Magid, 06/01/12

Technology journalist

All of the pre-IPO hype and post-IPO letdown completely misses the point when it comes to Facebook. Although Wall Street may see it differently, Facebook's main task is not about making a quick buck. It's about slowly and methodically building a sustainable business.

Vivian Norris, 06/01/12

Journalist/Director/Producer

Last weekend, events took place which should make us think about the future of energy on this planet.

Matthew Dowd, 06/01/12

Political strategist

For the Obama campaign, the May jobs number of 69,000 being created is extremely bad news at an extremely bad time. This moment is one of those signals that could begin to push swing voters over to Romney.

Elliott Negin, 06/01/12

Director of News & Commentary, Union of Concerned Scientists

A new report analyzing more than two dozen Standard & Poor 500 companies found that despite their public pronouncements about the reality of global warming, three-quarters of them at least indirectly hindered climate change mitigation efforts.

William K. Black, 06/01/12

Assoc. Professor, Univ. of Missouri, Kansas City; Sr. regulator during S&L debacle

The Wall Street Journal's editorial denouncing "Holder's Racial Incitement" is so foul and tendentious about Holder's comments, America, and the partisan effort to deprive American citizens of one their most precious rights -- the right to vote -- that it compels response.

The Sunlight Foundation, 06/01/12

sunlightfoundation.com

The strange case of John Edwards sheds some light on the relationship between politicians and donors and serves as a reminder of how close the bond between those who raise money and those who donate it can be.

Ali Noorani, 06/01/12

Executive Director, National Immigration Forum

Right under the noses of pro-business Republicans and Democrats is an anti-business immigration system that impedes innovation and puts family farmers out of business.

Thomas A. Bass, 06/01/12

Journalist, author, professor

The Affordable Care Act, particularly the mandate requiring U.S. citizens to buy health insurance from private companies, may be in legal limbo, awaiting a Supreme Court ruling, but the insurance companies are planning to profit from this ruling, no matter which way it goes.

Credit.com, 06/01/12

Expert information about credit scoring, credit reporting and credit cards.

Prepaid cards are everywhere. Here's what I suggest to steady the ship without making things worse for the consumers who really have no other option: