What prevents most people from pursuing their goals is they think they don't have the time. We're all pressed for time, trying to cram more things into our days. But wouldn't it be worth it to make time for something really important?

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Are you the best in the world at what you do?

Ten years ago, it was very difficult to answer this question. One didn't really have a good sense of who the best shoe salesmen, school teachers, and local writers were around the world.

Now, things are different. You can...

If you shop at Wal-Mart to finish up that last bit of holiday shopping this week, you may be coming home with more than a good deal -- you might be exposed to contagious illnesses like colds and the flu.

Why? As the New York Times recently reported,...

We could use some banks with glass walls... Banks that don't operate like black boxes and put the entire economic system at risk with their risky trading ventures.

Congress is hearing the roar coming from the people.

No more bailouts... fair fees... access to credit No predatory lending....

This week, I joined a press conference with People Improving Communities through Organizing and the Center for Responsible Lending on the steps of the United States Treasury. The first three speakers were not the usual Washington talking heads. Instead, they were American homeowners who were losing their homes to...

Is there a better pitch man to have on your team than the President of the United States? Who better to sell the virtues of energy efficiency and conservation as he did during his speech on energy and jobs in Alexandria, Va., this week?

Raising the awareness of energy efficiency...

For years I've been itching to write an article, a blog, an email blast, a Facebook post -- just something -- to rant about the idiosyncrasies of patent law. I'm not talking about a scholarly, academic work; if you want to learn patent law in a nutshell, go read Patent...

Health care reform critics have tried to scare seniors by claiming that reform will jeopardize Medicare. But reform actually puts the squeeze on Medicare privatization -- and a new report to Congress shows just how much cutting can be done without so much as nicking patient care.

The health care...

At first I thought I must have heard it wrong when I was watching a discussion of "Keynes vs. Hayek" on The PBS Newshour on Wednesday evening.

The Free Market faithful have rewritten a great deal of history in their attempts to make it appear that the real...

Happiness never decreases by being shared. - Siddharta

If you want to have a meeting that stands out as the BEST thing that happened to that person that day, you can't...

As if banks don't already need to completely rebrand, yesterday Credit Suisse (CS) admitted to violating U.S. economic sanctions and agreed to pay $536 million to settle a Justice Department probe.

Seriously? With all the schemes these banks have run in the past few years they are now using Iran-Contra...

A recently divorced friend of mine, and now single mother of three, has been very excited to close on a new home. With a spotless payment history, a good income and a sizeable down payment, her dream was nearing reality. But when the bank went to re-pull her credit just...

'Tis the season for end-of-year lists, so as we bring 2009 to a close, I offer my own, slightly tongue-in-cheek, list of all the things government could do in 2010 to bring our economy to its knees. You heard me right: this is a list of things government could adopt...

From an economic standpoint, will 2010 be the year of the woman? As part of the Roosevelt Institute's ongoing 'Feminomics' series, running on the New Deal 2.0 blog, I was asked to reflect on women's changing roles in the economy. Here's my take on the pernicious effects of...

After a dismal day attempting to raise money for its TARP exit, Citigroup needed a boost. What might shine a brighter light on the fallen financial super market? Maybe an anti-Goldman move--something that would show the public that the bank has a heart after all. Thus was born a...

Acela Express Departs NYC Arrives DC
" 6 00 AM 8 52 AM
" 7 00 AM 9 44 AM
" 8 00 AM 10 49 AM
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These were the Amtrak trains available to the three...

The American Small Business League (ASBL) has uncovered a $128 million small business contract awarded to Bechtel Bettis by Obama officials. Bechtel, a Fortune 500 corporation, did $31.4 billion in sales during fiscal year (FY) 2008 and maintains more than 44,000 employees. In the government's database under the category "socio...