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?

Still Waiting for the Rising Tide

Janet Murguía, 11.05.2009

President and CEO NCLR (National Council of La Raza)

Earlier this week, we heard from more than 100 advocates and Latino community leaders from throughout the nation who participated in a national call h...

Faux Stimulus Is No Stimulus

Harry Moroz, 11.04.2009

Drum Major Institute for Public Policy

Our politicians are fooling us with legislation that looks like stimulus, but sure doesn't quack like one.

Homeowners: "Hey Congress, Get Off Your A**"

Richard Zombeck, 11.03.2009

See more at www.shitheyduhree.com

Our fearless leaders and elected officials don't really seem to have much to say when it comes to hundreds of foreclosures a week - and that's just in their own districts.

The Housing Crash Has Already Resumed, Say Bears

Henry Blodget, 10.29.2009

CEO of The Business Insider

Investor Whitney Tilson has another take on the August house-price numbers, which sent housing bulls into spasms of glee a few days ago.

Hustled

Libby Mitchell, 10.27.2009

TV Producer and New Mom

Recently, my husband and I were taken for $465. Not by a guy named Lefty, or Madoff, but rather by a mortgage lender, who is probably your mortgage lender too: CitiMortgage.

2010: The Year Main Street Sticks It to Wall Street and Washington

Don McNay, 10.27.2009

Award-winning financial columnist, author, commentator and personal finance guru.

If anyone has ever dreamed of being an office holder, 2010 is the year to do it. There are going to be several situations where voters elect a complete unknown, just to express their anger about the incumbent.

Weekly Audit: Dismantling the Wall Street Casino

The Media Consortium, 10.27.2009

Network of Leading Progressive Independent Journalism Organizations

By Zach Carter, Media Consortium Blogger Bailout pay czar Ken Feinberg raised a ruckus last week when he announced plans to slash cash payouts to exe...

The Economy ... Still?

Duncan Quirk, 10.26.2009

Writer, stand up comic, and video guru living in New York City. He also works for Smile Train

Since it's been so long since my last comic, I thought I'd share this little picture I took at the laundromat. ...

A New Crossover Hit: "Break Up the Big Banks"

George Goehl, 10.24.2009

Executive Director, National People's Action

We've reached an incredible moment when Alan Greenspan, Michael Moore, FDIC head Sheila Bair and Elizabeth Warren are all singing the same tune: calling for breaking up the big banks.

Wall Street and Their Seductive Loan Promotions Tricked Many on Main Street

Rep. John Conyers, 10.23.2009

Chairman, House Judiciary Committee

It is mind-boggling to believe that with such a vast operation, banking giants like JP Morgan Chase were not the least bit aware of the wrongful subprime lending practices being undertaken.

You Don't Buy Clothes When You Get Foreclosed

Lita Smith-Mines, 10.22.2009

Attorney and Editor in Chief, Boating Times Long Island

My foray back into stores after a long, involuntary hiatus was disturbing. The parking spaces and aisles were vacant. I guess, when you lose your house to foreclosure, your closets go too.

Boost Your Credit Score

Jeanne Kelly, 10.26.2009

Founder, The Kelly Group

Because 30% of your FICO score is based on amounts owed on revolving credit, I can't say it enough: watch your balances!

The Problem With Short-Termism

John Hope Bryant, 10.20.2009

Author and philanthropic entrepreneur

This financial crisis is not about some sophisticated failure of free enterprise and capitalism. Rather, it's an example fear-based, shortcut laden leadership by the banks and Wall Street.

Ocwen Bank: Fun With Numbers

Richard Zombeck, 10.21.2009

See more at www.shitheyduhree.com

Ocwen Financial is responsible for 45 percent of all the successful loan modifications in the country. Wow, 45 percent. If I hadn't almost flunked math, I'd think that was almost half.

Weekly Audit: A Tale of Two Economies

The Media Consortium, 10.20.2009

Network of Leading Progressive Independent Journalism Organizations

By Zach Carter, Media Consortium Blogger The U.S. economy has diverged: Wall Street is living high on the hog while everyone else is struggling. The ...

Dodd's Bill Protects Customers From Abusive Overdraft Fees

Mary Ann West, 10.22.2009

Ninety percent of bank overdraft fees happen to only ten percent of checking account holders, comprising those people who are also the most vulnerable.

Village Green: To Keep Smart City Housing Affordable, Build More of It

F. Kaid Benfield, 10.19.2009

Director of NRDC's Smart Growth Program

One of the more frustrating challenges for people in the field of sustainable development to overcome is a certain past-is-destiny argument from spraw...

American Casino: Betting Against the House

Suzanne O'Malley, 10.21.2009

documentarian, author, lecturer

The documentary American Casino, made by Leslie and Andrew Cockburn, follows plain folk with subprime-mortgaged homes as their properties become bundl...

Sharon Gless And Leeza Gibbons Come Out To Support LGBT Elderly

Jason Mannino, 10.16.2009

Career Coach, Life Coach, Speaker/Trainer, Founder: The People Agenda

GLEH is the founding organization for Triangle Square in Los Angeles, the first housing facility to provide high-quality affordable residential communities for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender older adults.

Will Obama Save America From Capitalism?

David A. Love, 10.15.2009

Writer and human rights advocate based in Philadelphia

American-style capitalism is the system that gives you pilots buying groceries with food stamps and sheriffs throwing families out of their homes. President Obama, it's time for a "new" New Deal.