Great Recession: All's Well That Ends Well?

Michael Wolff, 09.05.2009

Author of Newser.com's Off the Grid column

So it's almost official. The recession is almost over.

Iceland's Independent People: It's Time to Clean House

Iris Erlingsdottir, 09.03.2009

Icelandic journalist and writer

Any doubts as to whether Iceland's elite has declared war on its people were dispelled this weekend.

Could Obama Be Overthrown?

Danny Schechter, 09.01.2009

Editor, Mediahannel.org

There may be a garden outside the Oval Office but there is a minefield inside it.

When "Yes We Can!" Meets "No We Won't!"

Mitchell Bard, 08.31.2009

Writer and Filmmaker

If the Democrats in Congress don't find a way to become co-advocates with the president on these important issues, their future political problems will be the least of it.

Yes, We Can Make Wall Street Pay for its Own Bailouts

Charlie Cray, 08.28.2009

Obama did advance the financial reform agenda in his July 22 press conference by calling for a transaction fee for exotic instruments such as credit derivatives.

10 Percent Is Enough

Deepak Bhargava, 08.22.2009

Executive Director of the Center for Community Change

The "Do Nothing Coalition" has turned its back on the citizens it's supposed to represent.

What Would Happen If Goldman Went Under?

Cenk Uygur, 08.15.2009

Host of The Young Turks

If you knew that no matter what level risk you took the government would always come riding to the rescue -- and that more risk equals more money in the short term -- wouldn't you take more risks?

Don't Let Wells Fargo Be a Roadblock to Economic Recovery

ZP Heller, 08.14.2009

100 Quad City factory employees risk losing their jobs if Wells Fargo doesn't extend tens of thousands of dollars in credit to continue day-to-day operating costs.

Banks Should Face the Truth

Alan Schram, 08.13.2009

Managing Partner of Wellcap Partners, a hedge fund based in Los Angeles

Is it possible that all that money spent is at best doing nothing more than delaying the inevitable, and at worst exacerbating the very problem it was meant to solve?

Quick on the Draw -- and the Overdraw

Rick Horowitz, 08.10.2009

Satirist and syndicated columnist

I've tiptoed only so far into Techno-Dollar World. I finally started paying some of my bills online. Which was more than enough to get me into hot water.

How Iceland's Lawyers Enabled Fraud

Iris Erlingsdottir, 08.09.2009

Icelandic journalist and writer

The lack of clear ethical rules and the frontier justice mentality in Iceland continues to cause confusion and raise questions about the legal profession's ability to regulate itself in Iceland.

California's Empty Wallet: Turning Crisis into Opportunity

Ellen Brown, 07.31.2009

Author, "Web of Debt"

Schwarzenegger rejected a plan that would save $3 billion by cutting school spending. He said he'd rather see the state issue IOUs than delay the funding problem with a piecemeal approach.

Risk of Major Social Upheaval Likely if Bank Bonanza Continues

Marshall Auerback, 07.26.2009

Roosevelt Institute Braintruster

Is a Democratic administration and a Democratically controlled Congress presiding over one of the most regressive wealth transfers in history?

Foreclosure Fiasco

Robert Scheer, 07.24.2009

Veteran Journalist and Editor of Truthdig.com

The Bush-Obama strategy of throwing trillions at the banks is a huge bust. Why was I so naive as to have expected this Democratic president to not do the bidding of the banks?

Mattress Money Stasher Throws out a Million!

Dr. Michael J. Breus, 07.23.2009

Dr. Breus, aka The Sleep Doctor, is the author of Beauty Sleep, available on Amazon.

The story reads like something out of a sitcom or a joke that doesn't have a punchline. Woman stashes life savings to the tune of $1 million in her ma...

Summer of '09: 'Grim' and Bear It

Dan Dorfman, 07.21.2009

Financial Columnist, Market Commentator.

In recent weeks, as the market stalled, investors have gone back on a starvation diet. So what's next? If this past week is any indication, look for a resumption of financial heartburn.

One Lesson from the 1930s: Financial Regulation Has to Be Bold

Mitchell Bard, 07.18.2009

Writer and Filmmaker

Contrary to what John Boehner says, a big foot needs to be placed on the financial industry to make sure that last year's near collapse can never happen again.

Returning to Their Old Habits

Mike Lux, 07.18.2009

Author, The Progressive Revolution: How the Best in America Came to Be

Keeping the irresponsible, greedy and reckless players from destroying the economic recovery before it starts goes to the heart of whether Obama's presidency will be a success.

Obama's Economic Misfits Finally Get It

Robert Scheer, 07.18.2009

Veteran Journalist and Editor of Truthdig.com

According to Summers and Geithner, the Obama plan to be revealed today promises that all derivatives dealers will be "subject to supervision, and regulators will be empowered to enforce rules against manipulation and abuse."

The Powers of the Big Banks

Mike Lux, 07.17.2009

Author, The Progressive Revolution: How the Best in America Came to Be

Progressives are keenly aware of all the political contributions the financial industry makes. But when you are as big as these behemoths, your power stretches far beyond campaign contributions.

Whistling Past the Economic Graveyard: The Audacity of Misplaced Hope

Arianna Huffington, 07.16.2009

The latest stock market bubble has undermined the urgent push for reform, which seems to have given way in Washington to a push to move on to other things and leave that little financial kerfuffle behind us. It puts a whole other spin on the audacity of hope. READ MORE Mission Shrink: We've Gone From Saving Wall Street in Order to Save Main Street to Just Saving Wall Street The problem continues to be the administration's habit of conflating the health of the Wall Street economy with the health of the real economy -- when, in fact, the two economies have become decoupled. READ MORE WATCH: Arianna Discusses Events in Iran, Obama's Agenda on Larry King Live WATCH: Arianna Discusses America's Response to Iran on The Situation Room