Unemployment Numbers Worsen; Next Year's Numbers Will Be Even Worse

Stephen Viscusi, 11.07.2009

America's Workplace Guru

Economists tell us that the recession may soon be ending. "Recession" is an economic term. The "NY Times" tells us "if statistics went back as far,(u...

Why Negative Thinking Makes the World a Better Place

Christina Patterson, 11.07.2009

Writer and Columnist for "The Independent"

Some years ago, I went on a "positivity" course. My sister had died, my father had died, and I'd had cancer, and a broken heart, and I wasn't, quite frankly, feeling that cheerful.

Five Myths the Recession Taught Us

James Altucher, 11.06.2009

Financial columnist and managing director of Formula Capital

During the course of the past few months, several myths came to bear on the struggling economy that will play out through 2010 to create enormous opportunities in the market and the economy.

A Book About Nothing, Just Like Seinfeld (VIDEO)

Joan Konner, 11.06.2009

Author, You Don't Have to Be Buddhist to Know Nothing

Nothing exists. Nothing is an essential presence in our lives. Paradoxical? Yes. Illogical and irrational? Yes. Yet to ignore Nothing is to deny our road to renewal.

Q: How Much Taxpayer Money Will GOP Waste to Fire up an Anti-Immigrant Base?

Frank Sharry, 11.06.2009

Frank Sharry is Founder and Executive Director of America's Voice

A: Billions upon billions, if some Republicans get their way. Fortunately, they didn't get their way on the Census yesterday. The Vitter-Bennett censu...

Selling Starts, Recession Ends!

Grant Cardone, 11.06.2009

Author of Sell to Survive and International Sales and Business Expert

The so-called Great Recession, the longest and deepest since the Great Depression, may be over but you won't feel relief unless you and your company are able to sell your products and services.

Health Care Reform: Trying to Please Everyone and No One

Philip Lee Miller, 11.07.2009

Founder and Medical Director of Los Gatos Longevity Institute

You deserve a more articulate answer to the question: just what is the problem?

The Right Country for Old Men

Dan Dorfman, 11.06.2009

Financial Columnist, Market Commentator.

The last time I caught up with our octogenarian was in the summer of 2007. At the time, Russell made what I thought was a remarkable call, telling me he thought there was a good chance "all hell could break loose."

Gaming the System

Sen. Mark Udall, 11.06.2009

Families and small businesses are hurting during these tough times, and I find it unconscionable for credit card companies to game the system and jack up already high interest rates even higher.

Can We Simplify Financial Regulation?

Ron Ashkenas, 11.06.2009

Author, "Simply Effective: How to Cut Through Complexity in Your Organization and Get Things Done"

Cross-posted from Harvard Business Online There's a common saying that you never pay attention to your electricity provider unless the lights don't c...

Breaking Wall Street's Boom, Bailout Cycle

Sen. Ted Kaufman, 11.06.2009

U.S. Senator from Delaware

Congress and the SEC have not enacted any reforms. And the American people remain at risk of another financial debacle. Mr. President, we must never let this happen again.

The World Series and Barry Sanders

Chris Campbell, 11.06.2009

Music and technology professional

The Yankees clearly have many, many great years ahead of them, and likely will for generations to come. But the game just doesn't feel the same anymore.

Too Big To Fail - Too Big To Exist

Sen. Bernie Sanders, 11.06.2009

Independent U.S. Senator from Vermont

If any of the four largest financial institutions were to get into major trouble again, taxpayers would be on the hook for another massive bailout. We cannot let that happen.

What If McCain Had Won?

Bob Burnett, 11.06.2009

Berkeley writer, activist, and Quaker

So far, no "Obama Sucks" bumper stickers have shown up in Berkley, but it's clear that Democratic partisans are significantly less enthusiastic than t...

Wall Street Cheers as Employment Hits 90%

Andy Borowitz, 11.06.2009

BorowitzReport.com

While some on Main Street grumbled that the country was struggling through a so-called "jobless recovery," Wall Street professionals were cracking open the champagne Friday.

To Create Jobs on Main Street, We Need to Kill Jobs on Wall Street

Les Leopold, 11.07.2009

Author of "The Looting of America"

The Billionaire Bailout Society is not a shared society. We're not in it together. What's good for Wall Street is not good for the rest of us...they even get their swine flu shots before we do.

And They Call It Ponzi Love

Lita Smith-Mines, 11.05.2009

Attorney and Editor in Chief, Boating Times Long Island

If buyers can't buy, the real estate market stays in a sinkhole. Can't the assholes in Washington understand that they really, really need us to save the market?

The Case for the Internet: A Human Right

David D. Burstein, 11.05.2009

Director and producer of the documentary film, 18 in '08.

Finland and France have declared internet access a legal right for all citizens. Here's why I hope the United States and all other countries will follow their and grant internet access as a human right.

Celebrity Money Meltdowns

Manisha Thakor , 11.06.2009

Author / Speaker / Financial Literacy Advocate

Tough economic times have tested the vast majority of Americans -- and that includes celebrities.

Warren Buffett and the Business of Life: Part 2 of 7

Alice Schroeder, 11.05.2009

Author, The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life

Buffett would always love reading newspapers, but his investing was tightly focused on simple businesses that were as close to immortal as possible. Newspapers no longer qualified.

The Approaching Muni Bond Collapse

Garrett Johnson, 11.05.2009

Freelance writer

Monoline insurance companies got greedy and wanted a piece of the sub-prime action. They started backing sub-prime mortgage-backed securities. Soon the mortgages blew up.