Economic Meltdown

Holiday Food Faux Pas -- And How to Avoid Them

Laura Weiss | Posted 01.02.2009 | Style


Laura Weiss

While over-the-top foods may be out this year, there are some simple culinary steps you can take to avoid striking the wrong note during the upcoming holidays.

236.com: Americans Maintain Pre-Obama Levels Of Self-Centeredness

236.com | 23/6: The News, But Funnier | Posted 12.31.2008 | Home


The economic meltdown hasn't altered Americans' self-centered world view. (yay?) According to Buzzfeed, America's top five Google searches during the ...

Former Treasury Secretary Rubin On Meltdown: "Nobody Was Prepared For This"

Think Progress | Matthew Yglesias | Posted 12.30.2008 | Business


Robert Rubin speaks up for himself: "Nobody was prepared for this," Mr. Rubin said in an interview. He cited former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Gre...

Al Qaeda To US: Overcome Economic Woes With Islam

AP | Posted 12.29.2008 | World


CAIRO, Egypt — Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader appeared in a new video posted Friday calling on Americans to embrace Islam to overcome the financial mel...

Capitalism & the Capitalists

Edward J. Murray | Posted 12.27.2008 | Business


Edward J. Murray

Let's start with a re-thinking our fundamental economic philosophy: capitalism. In order to run effectively over time, democracies need robust economic systems.

Transformation Keys: Universal Supply And The Economic Meltdown

Russell Bishop | Posted 12.25.2008 | Living


Russell Bishop

Welcome to the second in a series on Transformation Keys, a weekly series on thoughts you can use to transform the quality and experience of life for ...

Shut it down! Now!

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 12.21.2008 | Business


<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

Wall Street and its associated analysts, brokers, traders and investors are simply too stupid to operate at this point. So let's not let them.

The Great Myth of Main Street

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 12.20.2008 | Business


<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

I have worked in theaters, as a cab driver, in small companies, large corporations and mega-watt global behemoths, and they are all the same. They are people working for a living.

How to Fix the Economic Meltdown and Stop Terrorism: Legalize Heroin and Whores

David Henry Sterry | Posted 12.09.2008 | Politics


David Henry Sterry

The bottom line, economically, is that there is a big beautiful sexy cash cow to be milked here.

The Debt vs. Interest Rate Conundrum

Michael Pento | Posted 11.17.2008 | Business


Michael Pento

It now takes about 10 cents on every tax dollar collected just to pay the interest on the debt. As bad as that is, it's only because interest rates are at record lows that the debt is still manageable.

Declaring War on the Meltdown

Alan Fein | Posted 11.10.2008 | Business


Alan Fein

A wise Democrat I know argues that a 21st Century WPA-type program is not only good policy; it's also good politics: "Bailing out financial markets is playing defense. I want to play offense."

The AP Hands Obama His #1 Talking Point for the Second Presidential Debate

Jackson Williams | Posted 02.08.2009 | Politics


Jackson Williams

Just hours before Obama and McCain meet in a Town Hall debate, the Associated Press has moved a story that screams: "Retirement Accounts Have Lost $2 Trillion."

Some Administrations -- Not All -- Make Policy Decisions Based On Constitution

Sheila Suess Kennedy | Posted 10.30.2008 | Home


Sheila Suess Kennedy

As we prepare to choose a new president, we should look closely at the candidates' approach to our constitutional culture. It will tell us much more than the issue papers and campaign promises that are mainstays of electoral strategies.

A Fitting Denouement to the Era of George W. Bush

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

The worst financial collapse since the Great Depression is somehow a fitting end to eight miserable years under the worst presidential administration ...

Fed Cuts Interest; Stocks Soar

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve slashed a key interest rate by three-quarters of a point Tuesday, capping its most aggressive two months of act...