Populist anger has reached a boiling point in the US with the announcement that American International Group, one of the first companies to get a bailout from the government, paid $220 million in...
On a typical evening, we are inundated with images of people of color as criminals. While it is true that blacks are overrepresented in the prison population, there are more whites in prison....
The economic experts have finally declared that we are in a recession. I believe a more honest term would be a depression. Each country is undergoing various financial issues and once strong...
Bobby Jindal, Louisiana's governor, was presented as the Republican party's answer to Barack Obama on Tuesday night, giving the response to the president's speech to the joint session of Congress....
Ben Bernanke made some vague, far-reaching statements recently concerning the economy. I won’t go into many of the specifics, for two reasons. The first is that, frankly, you’re on internet, and...
If you happen to sit around watching Ukrainian television these days, you might notice a public service announcement on domestic abuse, straight from the Ukrainian Ministry of Family, Youth, and...
Those “Oh my god, the Bush era is over” moments are getting fewer and farther between now as the Obama administration settles in. The easy-to-accomplish changes have happened, and now the hard...
John Kay is a leading British economist and columnist for the Financial Times. His latest book is entitled The Long and the Short of it: A Guide to Finance and Investment for Normally Intelligent...
We Americans have watched our government shell out billions of dollars to keep massive investment banks and insurance companies afloat after their irresponsible actions created the economic crisis in...
I have been following the American election keenly and what has most drawn my attention is what has not been said. Obama and McCain are clearly pandering to the middle class in their election bids,...