Oil at $80 a barrel is an outrage and a reflection of this country's, as the world's largest consumer of oil, lack of leadership on matters oil pricing.
We know that prostitution will probably never go away -- and some women freely choose this option, derive great satisfaction from it, and feel significantly empowered by what they do. Are they wrong?
Wall Street owns "our" Congress lock, stock and big barrel o' campaign cash. What we call the "democratic process" is mostly a sham, pretty words that get repeated in the hopes we will all still fall for it.
China is not embarking on a policy of competitive currency devaluation.
So where to now? Will Dodd continue to negotiate with himself or will he find a good faith partner? Will the process lead to passing a bill or just a dynamic campaign issue for the mid-term elections?
The financial crisis and its string of bank failures has led many to question the safety of their banking institutions. If you're choosing a bank, are you better off looking for a big bank, or a smaller one?
Good decisions require good data. Toyota and NHTSA's recent struggles validate this simple principle. The problem, unfortunately, is not isolated to one automobile manufacturer -- or one drug company.
The latest revelations regarding the Goldman-Greece relationship clearly indicate that Goldman was a lead manager of Greek debt issues in spring 2002, i.e., when Mr. Draghi was on board.
The Senate financial regulatory reform bill has only a nod in the direction of a return to the Glass-Steagall Act's separation of investment and banking firms, a regulation that Dodd helped kill a decade ago.
Given a self-styled stock market "psychic"'s track record, shouldn't the SEC place some constraints on members of the securities industry who purport to be able to predict the future?
The difference between some banks and bad plumbers is that instead of taking our business elsewhere, we lower our expectations and stay put. That's pretty dysfunctional.
A serious attempt at health care reform would seek to prevent the profits of health insurers from being used to manipulate stock prices and enrich a small number of people at the top.
Just remember the havoc Wall Street caused to our families and our communities. They had their chance to step up and take responsibility for the economic disaster they created. Now it's our turn.
