The Mormon Church Takes a Baby Step
The Mormon church for the first time has announced its support of gay rights legislation, which helped gain unanimous approval for Salt Lake city laws banning discrimination.
The Mormon church for the first time has announced its support of gay rights legislation, which helped gain unanimous approval for Salt Lake city laws banning discrimination.
Whether it is Goldman Sachs' central role in the subprime crisis, handing out hundreds of millions in bonuses soon after receiving a $10 billion taxpa...
As much as we talk about our crooked politicians, political quid-pro-quos, and nasty Tammany-style grafting, I think most of us have faith in the ability of our local government.
If history is any guide, the recovery in jobs will trail the economic indicators, and the recovery for black workers in higher wage brackets will trail even further.
In a rare glimpse behind the closed-doors of The Federal Reserve, Chairman Ben Bernanke released a snapshot of the economy they have been looking at for months.
Only yesterday Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. announced the closure of the magazine fondly known as Met Home to the urban, sophisticated home decor cognoscenti.
Our Chairman, Who Art At Goldman, Blankfein Be Thy Name.
L'Osservatore Romano is reporting that Goldman Sachs is indeed Doing God's work, and His Former Holiness Joseph Ratzinger has confirmed the unsolicited hostile takeover.
Goldman executives had argued that the deal would provide much-needed capital to Fannie Mae, which it could use to finance additional low-income housing.
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.
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?
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...
Our politicians are fooling us with legislation that looks like stimulus, but sure doesn't quack like one.
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.
Investor Whitney Tilson has another take on the August house-price numbers, which sent housing bulls into spasms of glee a few days ago.
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.
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.
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...
Since it's been so long since my last comic, I thought I'd share this little picture I took at the laundromat. ...
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.
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.