The Economy

Women-Owned Businesses Generate Huge Revenue, Study Finds

washingtonpost.com | Ylan Q. Mui | Posted 12.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Women in the Workplace, National Economy, Big Businesses, Women National Economy, American Workplace, The Economy, Women in Business, Economic Studies, Business, American Workers, Business News

Women-owned businesses generate about $3 trillion in revenue and employ 16 percent of the workforce, making them significant players in the national e...

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Why 2010 Will Not be a Replay of 1994

2morrowknight | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

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2morrowknight

You remember the story quite well: a young president and his party are soundly defeated in the midterm elections. It really sounds good, but it ain't gonna happen this time.

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Third Screen: Entertainment vs. Recession Porn

Vickie Karp | Posted 07.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Arts, David Lynch, The Economy, Poverty, Barbara Ehrenreich, Rich and Poor, The New York Times, Entertainment News
Vickie Karp

Who is rich and powerful? Who is poor and weak? Artists and journalists always write about these things, but how they do so is telling. During th...

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Gasoline Prices Up $.25/Gallon in Two Weeks -- Time to Refocus on the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 06.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Energy, Politics, World Economy, Energy Department, Gasoline Prices, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Oil, The Economy, Obama Administration, Speculators, Opec, President Bush, Financial Crisis, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

It is time for the Obama administration to show it is cognizant of the creeping upward push of oil and gasoline prices and its impact on a still very fragile economy.

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Obama's 'First 100 Days': A Closer Look, Part II

Jim Lichtman | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics

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Jim Lichtman

As long as he is perceived as communicating clearly and honestly, he should sustain the trust of the American people.

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An Open Letter to America - Everything Will Be Okay (Really!)

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 04.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: The Economy, Politics, Change, Obama, Green Power, America's Looming Success, Good News, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

Believe it or not a happy change is on the way. It will be here sooner than you think. I'm talking about is the biggest economic, social and moral "boom" in our history.

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A Trip Back to Bountiful

Martha McCully | Posted 03.26.2009 | Style

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Martha McCully

The Super has finally arrived and looked at the leaking ceiling with a bit of compassion. I can't help but notice the Super is kind of attractive. Is this my silver lining?

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Another Bubblectomy!

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 03.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Bubbles, The Economy, The Hope Bubble, Wall Street, Hope, Business News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

I read yesterday, as the idiot wind blew the market down another couple hundred points, that the final bubble had popped. The hope bubble. We had it for a time. Now it's gone.

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Obama's Not Perfect

Lloyd Garver | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics

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Lloyd Garver

The fawning press is sickening. Why did nobody in the media have the courage to say, "That's an ugly dress?"

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Our Economy: The Headless Chicken

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 02.21.2009 | Business

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

Like a chicken without its head, I believe it may be possible that our economy is in the phase where the thing is just standing there in shocked stasis, preparing to keel over.

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Third Screen: An Interview with Steve Forbes

Vickie Karp | Posted 03.15.2009 | Business

Read More: The Economy, Taxes, Andy Grove, Kennedy, Mortgage Crisis, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Obama, Republicans, Steve Forbes, Democrats, Technology, Business News
Vickie Karp

Steve Forbes: "I'd like to see the government go to banks and say Fannie and Freddie will buy mortgages from you at fixes rates -- 4 1/2 or 5 per cent. Can you imagine what would happen to people's spirits?"

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The Most Generous Gift of All is Free

Laurie Nadel | Posted 01.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Acts of Forgiveness, Anger, Forgiveness Research, Economy, Immaculee Ilibagiza, Genocide, Christmas, Kindness, The Economy, Forgiveness, Compassion, Rwanda, Living News
Laurie Nadel

These days, most of us feel some resentment towards something or someone: the economy, the President, employers, all the usual suspects. You may even feel angry at God for not intervening.

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A Funeral for the Phillips Curve

Michael Pento | Posted 01.09.2009 | Business

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Michael Pento

Investors who are banking for a silver lining to this recession may be disappointed by both a continued increase in the unemployment rate, yet stubbornly high inflation.

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A Gift to Planet Earth and Humanity

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 01.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Peak Oil, Global Warming, World Economic Collapse, Economy, Oil, Oil Prices, The Economy, Green News
Patrick Takahashi

Bloomberg sees January delivering crude oil below $20/barrel and oil traders are today purchasing gasoline for $0.97/gallon. What does all this mean?

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A Tasty Mom's Take On This Holiday Season

Liane Weintraub | Posted 01.02.2009 | Living

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Liane Weintraub

This holiday season, my wish for you and your loved ones is to be filled with the same sense of hope that my family and friends are.

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Thanksgiving -- In Spite of Everything

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 12.28.2008 | Living

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Frank Schaeffer

This Thanksgiving, be thankful for all that is going wrong. It gives us a shot at rediscovering what is beyond price.

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Toil and Trouble
McCain NewsLadder

The Media Consortium | Posted 12.02.2008 | Home

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The Media Consortium

NOTE: After you click a link, click the title of the item to get the full text or video. This week finds our war hero, on Old Hallow's Eve, having fi...

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McCain's Romney Blunder

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Romney would have been able to make a credible case that he was not a partisan GOP hack but a Republican who actually had to embrace bipartisan politics as governor of Massachusetts.

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McCain Undone By Affect And Temperament
McCain NewsLadder

The Media Consortium | Posted 11.16.2008 | Home

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The Media Consortium

Special Debate Edition In the much-anticipated final presidential debate of the 2008 campaign season, the man who landed the greatest number of punch...

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It's Not Always the Economy Stupid

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

If McCain can create enough doubt about who's really to blame, and convince voters that he can reverse the economic free fall as well as Obama, the election again may not be about the economy.

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Cutting Through The Fog

Jared Bernstein | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Trickle Down Economics, John McCain, Tax Policy, Tax Policy Center, Tax Cuts, The Economy, John McCain Tax Cuts, Barack Obama, Politics News
Jared Bernstein

The election debate is already off the rails, and misinformation is swirling like balloons at the convention. McCain says he's the big tax cutter and Obama's going to raise your taxes through the roof. That's not just a little bit wrong -- it's a lot wrong.

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Why The Economy Is Worse Than You Think: Newsweek

Newsweek | Daniel Gross | | Posted 06.16.2008 | Business

Read More: Economy Gas Prices, Newsweek, Gas Prices, Economy Recession, The Economy, Newsweek Economy, Recession, Economy Worse Than You Think, Business News

The forgettable first half of 2008 is stumbling to a close. On Friday, the Labor Department reported that American employers axed 49,000 jobs in May, ...

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The Path Ahead

Jared Bernstein | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics

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Jared Bernstein

Here is a list of problems we face as a nation, and solutions, guided by one insider's view of what we've learned over these last two terms which have been dominated by conservative ideology.

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