2009 Economic Year in Review: How Did We Get Here?

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart, 12.19.2009

Tax lawyer, former bond broker, financial blogger

Because we are approaching the end of the year, it is appropriate to take a look back at the economy for the last year to see how we're doing.

No Thrill Up Dylan Ratigan's Leg

Taylor Marsh, 12.19.2009

Political analyst, commentator, with foreign policy focus

That was just painful to watch. That Rep. Wasserman-Schultz, a progressive d...

An Effective Jobs Program Needs to Target Those Who Are Hurting Most

Deborah Weinstein, 12.18.2009

Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs

The economic recovery has begun. Or so we're told. The Dow has risen well past 10,000 again and the big banks have started paying back those governm...

Four Letter Words That Could Change Your Life

Eli Davidson, 12.18.2009

Reinvention Expert, Executive Coach and Speaker

"Do I need this?" is a great question to ask yourself. Spending less money on your immediate gratification want can assist you in building up the cash to have more of what you really want.

The Parable of the Unmerciful Bankers

Jim Wallis, 12.17.2009

Founder of Sojourners; speaker, author, activist

It's estimated that the bonus pool of just one of these big banks would have been enough money to prevent or significantly delay foreclosure for all 2.3 million people who lost their homes last year.

Disillusionment And The 'Knowledge Economy'

Bob Wells, 12.17.2009

Editor, boulderreporter.com

S's death has become an example of (or at least a metaphor for) the pained existence of the growing number of people I know and hear about who could be classed professionally as Knowledge Workers.

Obama Administration Gives Bechtel Bettis a $128 Million Small Business Contract

Lloyd Chapman, 12.16.2009

Small business advocate

The American Small Business League (ASBL) has uncovered a $128 million small business contract awarded to Bechtel Bettis by Obama officials. Bechtel,...

Should We All Stop Paying Our Mortgages?

Rohit Chopra, 12.16.2009

Tens of thousands of American families may remember Christmas of 2009 as the last time they'll spend a holiday in a home they own. Yet 2010 might not look much prettier.

Democrats Screwed Themselves

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, 12.16.2009

Political Analyst and Social Issues Commentator

House Democrat Michael Capuano shocked House Democrats at their weekly Caucus meeting recently when he flatly told them they're screwed. Capuano was...

It's Not Lieberman, It's Obama

Taylor Marsh, 12.19.2009

Political analyst, commentator, with foreign policy focus

President Obama doesn't care. It's a win or bust for him, with the health care train now careening towards an end of the year crash.

"Times/CBS News Poll" Confirms Viscusi's Prediction From Huffington Post

Stephen Viscusi, 12.15.2009

America's Workplace Guru

By Stephen Viscusi Today's just released "NY Times /CBS" poll confirms what I have been preaching in this very column for months! American individ...

To the Disappointed

Reno, 12.20.2009

If we're going to throw Barack Obama out as a phony power-monger just like all the rest, I have one question: Who is going to replace him?

What's an Underemployed Gal to Do? Run For Office.

Diane Tucker, 12.15.2009

Writer/producer/director living in Washington DC

The experience of running convinced me that women have a tremendous natural ability for politics. We just have to get over our fear of it and go for the brass ring.

Federal Reserve: Are You Listening To Your Own Data?

Eric Lotke, 12.17.2009

Research Director at the Campaign for America's Future and author of 2044

Even if utilization rose to 71.3 percent, more than a quarter of our nation's productive capacity is still lying idle.

Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Gutierrez Challenges the Harmful Status Quo

Clarissa Martinez De Castro, 12.15.2009

Today, Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) introduced the "Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity (CIR ASAP) Act of 2009...

The Nobel Prize for Balance

Rosalyn Hoffman, 12.15.2009

Author, Bitches on a Budget

Being on a budget isn't about chaste saving. It's all about impulse control and editing. Skipping the last minute mediocre dinners out in order to save for a fabulous feast.

Keeping the Wheels on the Obama Presidency

Lincoln Mitchell, 12.15.2009

Assistant Professor in the Practice of International Politics, Columbia University

Because he cannot provide peace and prosperity, Obama needs to pass some meaningful legislation to demonstrate that he is doing something positive. Just getting a health care bill passed will mean nothing to many Americans.

How to Live on $0 a Day: Top Gift Ideas for 2009

Lesley Stern, 12.16.2009

Writer, counselor to the nouveau poor

If you happen to have some spare sanitary napkins around, or know where you can borrow some, you've got the makings for some cushy slippers with non-slip grip strips and a built in deodorant feature for fresh feet.

Getting the Best Leaders Takes More Than Money

Simon Sinek, 12.15.2009

Simon Sinek teaches leaders and organizations how to inspire people

Money should be the reward for building strong, long-term sustainable organizations and not given as the primary motivation for showing up or simply making the quarter or even the year.

HuffPost's Roy Sekoff Grades The Grade Obama Gave Himself

Huff TV, 12.14.2009

On Monday night on the The Ed Show, HuffPost's Roy Sekoff applied his own grading system to the "B+" grade President Obama gave himself on Oprah's Chr...

The Death of a Nonprofit

Daniel Goldin, 12.14.2009

Psychotherapist in private practice in Pasadena and Encino

I had been working for the last few years as a therapist at BHS Hollywood Family Recovery, treating "dual-diagnosis" clients in an outpatient drug pro...