Resetting CEO Reputation

Dr. Leslie Gaines-Ross, 11.11.2009

Chief Reputation Strategist

It is now time for CEOs to stand up and start rebuilding reputations, thereby resetting the path to future economic progress and moral authority.

Planes, Vaccines, and No EQ

Dr. Nancy Snyderman, 11.11.2009

NBC News Chief Medical Editor and host of MSNBC's "Dr. Nancy"

While Wall Street perks are percolating, guess what else those money mavericks have that you probably don't? They have allotments of H1N1 vaccine.

$140 Billion for Bonuses, Zero for America's Future

Dave Johnson, 11.11.2009

"Dave Johnson is a fantastic grandfather of the blogosphere."

This post originally appeared at Campaign for America's Future (CAF) at their Blog for OurFuture as part of the Making It In America project. I am a ...

Robert Rubin: The Man at the Nexus of Big Business and Big Government

Charles Gasparino, 11.11.2009

Author, The Sellout

There are plenty of media types who blame last year's implosion and the bailout on greedy bankers, but that's only part of the story. Wall Street needed a co-conspirator; namely, the government.

Of Billionaires, Bailouts and Bonuses

Les Leopold, 11.11.2009

Author of "The Looting of America"

Let's weigh the pros and cons of the record bonuses going to Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase and Morgan Stanley (and many others) during the worst economic crash since 1929.

World Renowned Investor Jim Rogers: Gold Will Go to $2,000 an Ounce

Damien Hoffman, 11.10.2009

Editor-in-Chief, Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Jim Rogers is one of the most respected investors in the world. Here's my recent interview with him about the economy and some of his recent comments in the media.

America's Health Care Stupidity

Diane Francis, 11.11.2009

Editor at Large, the National Post

The momentum is there and the Senate may water down health care reform but it will pass some version. This will become one of the most popular and beloved policies since Social Security and Medicare.

Weekly Audit: The Unemployment Epidemic

The Media Consortium, 11.10.2009

Network of Leading Progressive Independent Journalism Organizations

By Zach Carter, Media Consortium Blogger On Friday, we learned that the U.S. unemployment rate officially broke 10% for the first time since the ear...

Too Big To Fail No More

Lee Fisher, 11.10.2009

Ohio Lt. Governor and Candidate for U.S. Senate

A year after the U.S. government put up hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars to bail out big banks and stabilize our economy, far too little has b...

Should Americans Adopt the Immigrant Mindset?

Daniel Cubias, 11.10.2009

The Hispanic Fanatic.

I've spent some time in the corporate world, and as such, I despise phrases like "paradigm shift" or "new dynamic." Still, it's clear that something n...

Pet Abandonment Up, Adoption Down

Sheila Lirio Marcelo, 11.09.2009

For all the joy pets bring into our lives, they can be very expensive I want to share ways to save money and keep your four-legged family members.

Goldman Sachs Not Doing "God's Work," Says Satan

Andy Borowitz, 11.09.2009

BorowitzReport.com

While Satan said he was "delighted" by the bonuses being paid out to Wall Street executives this year, he was clearly miffed that his role in the financial firms' successes had been largely ignored.

Why Values Trump Rules and Regulation

Dov Seidman, 11.09.2009

Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LRN

More regulation, and in particular a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, could be a very good thing, but we shouldn't rush to regulation without careful consideration of two key questions.

Bomb Appalachia (and Face the Music)

Michael Gould-Wartofsky, 11.09.2009

Theirs is a coast-to-coast campaign to save Appalachia's mountains and streams -- and Appalachians' homes, jobs, and culture -- from the devastating coal mining practice known as mountaintop removal.

Goldman Sachs Doing "God's Work"?

Charles Gasparino, 11.09.2009

Author, The Sellout

The only thing worse than Goldman Sachs amassing billions in bonus money for its executives, based on various government subsidies and bailout measures, is listening to it try to explain it all away.

Absolute Corruption Is the Rule in America

David A. Love, 11.09.2009

Writer and human rights advocate based in Philadelphia

Often, people will look at a high-profile example of corruption, and conclude that the egregious act is an exception to the rule. In reality, it might be the tip of the iceberg.

Obama's Choice: Jobs Now or Republicans in November

Les Leopold, 11.09.2009

Author of "The Looting of America"

We face a true national emergency. More than 30 million Americans are without jobs or are working part-time because there are no full-time jobs to be found.

NYCity Snapshot: Video Vox Pop on the Recession

NYCity News Service, 11.09.2009

From the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

Some 80 students from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism hit the streets of of New York armed with Flip Video recorders, and asked scores: "Tell us one way the recession has changed your life."

Trouble in the Land of the Rising Sun

Alan Schram, 11.08.2009

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

In a global financial system, the collapse or even perceived weakness of a large economy such as Japan would be catastrophic. And Japan is not doing well.

Goldman Sachs: Man Bites Dog, Americans Bleed

Tom Gregory, 11.08.2009

Actor, radio personality, and Tony nominated producer

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.

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...