Accountability

An Effort in Congress Attempts to Block Any Bush Pardons of His Administration

David Latt | Posted 12.24.2008 | Politics


David Latt

As Arianna reported in her Sunday Roundup, many people are speculating whether or not President Bush will grant pardons to members of his administrati...

Leave Bad Schools Behind

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics


Tom Vander Ark

A 'good school' goal requires a serious accountability system, a system that differentiates between 'chronic failure' and 'room for improvement'

Accountability and a New Vision for the Upfront. Part 3 of Jack Myers' 2003 Vision for the Future of Media and Advertising

Jack Myers | Posted 11.29.2008 | Business


Jack Myers

Business, especially the media business, is not simple. Incompetence can no longer be tolerated. To the smart go the spoils.

Election Anxiety: What To Do If The "Other Side" Wins

Russell Bishop | Posted 11.27.2008 | Living


Russell Bishop

Are you stressing out over the election that is just around the corner? I mean, it's bad enough that we have this economic tsunami crashing around us...

More Tips For Surviving The Financial Shakeup

Russell Bishop | Posted 11.20.2008 | Living


Russell Bishop

People don't tend to create constantly rising expectations in their relationships and the value they get from them in quite the same way they do around rising financial circumstances.

Keys To Life: How To Be Clear In Your Communications

Russell Bishop | Posted 11.13.2008 | Living


Russell Bishop

The first challenge in communication is that most people don't know what the word means! Now, of course you know what the word means in once sense; ...

How To Escape Meltdown Mania

Russell Bishop | Posted 11.11.2008 | Living


Russell Bishop

If you find yourself freaking out over the current financial situation, stressed to the max and otherwise emotionally drained, this post is for you! ...

How Are You Responding To The Financial Train Wreck?

Russell Bishop | Posted 11.09.2008 | Living


Russell Bishop

There are some things you and I can do that will help us through the coming months. In simple terms: it doesn't matter what happens to you, as much as it matters how you respond.

Keys To Life: Why You Don't Have What You Want

Russell Bishop | Posted 11.06.2008 | Living


Russell Bishop

In the last week's article on beliefs, we talked about how your beliefs can prevent you from having money. I'd like to look at that question in anoth...

Palin's Sentences Lack Transparency And Accountability

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home


Kelly Nuxoll

When I hear Sarah Palin consistently fail to answer who is doing what to whom, it makes me suspicious that a) she doesn't know; b) she doesn't want to say; or c) she simply doesn't think in terms of cause and effect.

34 Days Out: "A New Standard for Transparency and Accountability"?

Jesse Lee | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics


Jesse Lee

For all the acts of corruption, cronyism and incompetence under the Bush administration, McCain's calls for accountability have been virtually nowhere to be found.

Fixing the Bailout Bureaucracy

Paul C. Light | Posted 10.31.2008 | Business


Paul C. Light

Here are 10 ideas Congress should consider to start building toward a more accountable bureaucracy.

Keys To Life: Do Your Beliefs Prevent You From Having Money?

Russell Bishop | Posted 10.30.2008 | Living


Russell Bishop

Last week we began the conversation about beliefs and how they can impact your experience of life. Today, we want to dig a bit deeper, using money as...

Candidates Agree On Education Goals, Differ On Path To Get There

Richard Riehl | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home


Richard Riehl

Obama goes into great detail about how to improve schools. McCain's message is much simpler. Public schools should be just one option of many, including home schooling.

Keys to Life: How Beliefs Can Limit Your Experience of Life

Russell Bishop | Posted 10.23.2008 | Living


Russell Bishop

Do you hold any beliefs that aren't true? What a dumb question! "Of course not! If I believe it, it must be true. After all, who do you think I am...

Keys To Life: What If It's Only Up to You?

Russell Bishop | Posted 10.16.2008 | Living


Russell Bishop

In order to find the greatest value in the distinction between "Have to" and "Choose to," and "Victim Accountable" that we discussed previously, you...

Keys To Life: How to Stop Doing Things You Don't Like

Russell Bishop | Posted 10.09.2008 | Living


Russell Bishop

Do you have to do things in life that you don't really want to do? Most people will say there are many such things. I want you to consider that yo...

Keys to Life: Are You Choosing or Just Complaining?

Russell Bishop | Posted 10.02.2008 | Living


Russell Bishop

Do you know anyone who seems to complain all the time about their job, or relationship, or just about anything? And, despite all the complaints, n...

Keys To Life: How To Move From Victim To Accountable

Russell Bishop | Posted 09.25.2008 | Living


Russell Bishop

Do you know anyone who seems to live in near constant complaint? Nothing ever seems right, good enough or fair? Most of us do know someone like ...

Louisiana's Landrieu Dogs FEMA and Protects Fourth Estate

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics


Georgianne Nienaber

As a journalist who works regularly in Africa, I take press freedoms pretty seriously.

Army Official Fired For Refusing To Pay Questionable Contractor

The New York Times | James Risen | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON -- The Army official who managed the Pentagon's largest contract in Iraq says he was ousted from his job when he refused to approve paying ...

New Orleans and China -- Not So Different

Harry Shearer | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics


Harry Shearer

In each, nature had a part, but man-made engineering failures created catastrophic results. And in each, the response has been the same.