The Danger of Backsliding
In a political system like ours dominated by big money and the lobbyists that money hires, democracy requires eternal vigilance, even in years when Democrats control of Congress and the White House.
In a political system like ours dominated by big money and the lobbyists that money hires, democracy requires eternal vigilance, even in years when Democrats control of Congress and the White House.
Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 10.29.2009 | Business
The long awaited GDP report is out. Notice it wasn't just durable goods that saw increases: non-durable goods and services also increased. And not by small amounts.
Robert L. Borosage | Posted 10.28.2009 | Business
We've got a new red scare. Forget Glenn Beck. The fear isn't that America is going red, it's that it is in the red.
Robert Zevin | Posted 10.27.2009 | Business
As there can be no doubt that we are in a recovery, there can be even less doubt that the steps taken to get us here have been overwhelmingly crafted to benefit the rich and powerful.
Arjuna Ardagh | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living
When it is easy to make money just by buying a house and waiting, there is not much incentive to look deeper into yourself -- to find out what you were born to give, what your unique talents are.
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 09.26.2009 | Green
Yesterday, Green For All and Living Cities unveiled the Energy Efficiency Opportunity Fund alongside President Clinton, at the closing session of Clinton Global Initiative's Annual Meeting.
Jerry Brown | Posted 09.22.2009 | Business
Some called Beverly Hills financial adviser Stanley Chais an investment wizard, but in reality he was nothing more than a glorified middleman, channeling hundreds of millions of dollars in investors' funds to Bernie Madoff in New York.
Dan Dorfman | Posted 09.18.2009 | Business
Cleveland BioLabs keeps getting more and more government money. Will they ever bring their anti-radiation drug to market?
Chris Weigant | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics
Money wasn't just "given" to Wall Street firms. It bought something of value. And now that the firms (and the market in general) are recovering, they're starting to pay it back. With interest.
Sarah O'Leary | Posted 08.04.2009 | Business
In an industry where experts have evangelized "brand equity" since the dawn of the ad man, the loss of Gatorade falls well outside of logic.
A. Siegel | Posted 09.03.2009 | Green
Those who can afford the upfront costs can afford to be energy inefficient. Those who can't afford the costs of energy inefficiency can't afford the upfront costs.
Cameron Sinclair | Posted 09.03.2009 | World
Last week I traveled to Haiti to see if my organization could provide design and building services for a couple of projects. What I found was a country very different from what was reported in the media.
Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 09.01.2009 | Business
I often ask with genuine curiosity how and when some investors are planning to recoup their outlay and turn a profit. In reply I get a shrug and a "who knows?"
Tim Berry | Posted 07.30.2009 | Business
Is venture capital new, innovative small business, or just big business disguised?
Ann Pettifor | Posted 07.06.2009 | Business
Economists and their friends in bond markets are scaremongering in the hope of achieving cuts in government programs, rises in unemployment and lower wages. This is lunacy parading as economics.
Brian Whetten | Posted 07.04.2009 | Business
A new book by Jack Calhoun exposes the set of myths that cause investors to billions of dollars each year, and shows you who to trust, and who to avoid in the world of finance.
Billy Parish | Posted 07.02.2009 | Green
The recession is the perfect opportunity for forward-thinking businesses to invest and put America back on the path to prosperity.
Nathaniel Loewentheil | Posted 06.19.2009 | Business
It's true that everyone is suffering right now, and many people need help. But young people are being hit the hardest.
N. E. Marsden | Posted 05.04.2009 | Business
Wall Street has come up with a new twist on "insider trading": brain science. Neuroeconomics and Neurofinance give new meaning to the term "Pandora's Box."
Dan Solin | Posted 05.01.2009 | Business
Far more insidious than Jim Cramer are the well-dressed, well-educated and well-spoken "experts" who fill up CNBC's time slots and seek to enlighten us with their wisdom.
Josh Ruxin | Posted 03.15.2009 | World
At a time when the stock market is providing dizzyingly negative returns, it may be time to look at the conservative but positive returns that can be had by investing in subsistence-level farmers.
Tom McNichol | Posted 02.12.2009 | Business
Why did federal regulators look the other way while The Firm made thousands of risky investments that eventually brought the company to its knees?
Megan Shank | Posted 01.08.2009 | World
As China's diet and lifestyle habits change in sync with its newly achieved wealth, more than a quarter of China's adult population has become overweight or obese.
Green Inc. | Clifford Krauss | Posted 11.21.2008 | Green
For all the support that the presidential candidates are expressing for renewable energy, alternative energies like wind and solar are facing big new ...
Robert L. Borosage | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics
We're going to have to spend a boatload of money - borrow it, deficit spending - to get this economy going. And tax cuts won't do it; we have to rebuild America. Getting this done is the next big fight that the next president will face. Eliminating waste in government spending is a Good Thing (although if the candidates were serious they'd start with the Pentagon budget, the largest source of waste, fraud and abuse, not the domestic side). But we can't duck the reality: we're headed into a deep recession and we're going to need a healthy dose of deficit spending to get out of it.
Mike Lux | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics