Obama's Not So Private Economic Conundrum

Wall Street is quietly cheering and encouraging the moves of a neophyte CEO. You would too, if you controlled the game.

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War On Drugs – Time For A Change

There will always be individuals among us seeking alternative levels of consciousness through substance abuse. Our objective as a society is to reduce the impact that these people's self-abuse has on the rest of us.

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America's Overnight Transformation

The centerpiece of the Administration's rushed, colossal bailout and stimulus program is the taxpayer support of the nation's 20 largest banks.

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At OpEdNews: Should Bailout Beneficiaries Be Outsourcing Offshore?

Congress and the White House have left a moral dilemma for American taxpayers to resolve for themselves. Government has not shown diligence enough to install common sense agreements onto the multibillion dollar bailouts.

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Consumer credit posts record drop in November

Consumer borrowing dropped by a record $7.94 billion in November, a Federal Reserve report showed on Thursday, the latest evidence that households were unwilling or unable to take on more credit.

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Lenders Suing Consumers Even After Repossessing Cars

If you financed a car with a small down-payment, there's a good chance you're upside-down on your loan, meaning you owe more than the vehicle's worth.

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A New And Different Shattering Of Assumptions

Assumptions are a foundation of society's functioning processes. As you travel at 55 miles an hour down a busy highway, you assume. You assume your automobile's wheels will not suddenly part ways and decide to retire in a roadside ditch.

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Bernanke And The Perpetuating Credit Card Swindle

"We have been exhorting so much out of your pockets for so long through slight of hand, guilt, ... no, make that fear, that we are led to enact a few rules that will do nothing for you.

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Big Three Cutting Production, Closing Factories

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Local Madoff Ponzi Victims Speak Out About Losses

A Ponzi scheme that swallowed up millions of Palm Beach County residents' savings continues to grow.

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Is Madoff Really A Wall Street Anomaly?

Nearer the apex of the pecking order are market savvy managers of large capital pools who accost both sides of financial transactions in monastic secrecy and with ascetic prudence. The nature of their game can get complex, and presents a kaleidoscope of diversity.

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Leveraging Billion Dollar Connections In Congress

Cerberus has for years had a nasty reputation on Wall Street as a fierce player and hard nosed negotiator, which is its right. Everything Congress is not. In this game of risk, connections and being ruthless make all the difference.

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OBAMA - The Second "Tell"

More revelations present an accurate view of the nature and attitude that can be expected from the Obama Presidency. Here is the second "tell."

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U.S. deaths in Afghanistan drop sharply

One American serviceman died in Afghanistan in November, a dramatic drop from earlier months that the U.S. military attributed in �part to their campaign against insurgents.

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