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Cybergeddon or Cybersanity? Identity Theft in 2013
In 2013, we'll have to make a choice: Either we acknowledge we're at war and push back hard, or we keep pretending nothing's wrong -- and pay the price.
In the coming weeks, as we've...
The Dodd-Frank Act Paved the Way for Effective Gun Laws
I admit that I am no expert on the gun industry, but I am sufficiently experienced in politics, lobbying, finance and public advocacy to know that the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting made it possible...
How to Fix the Student Loan Crisis (for Real This Time)
As Washington slides ever closer to the fiscal cliff, financial vortex, or whatever will be the next term du jour, and our national focus finally shifts to fixing that which has heretofore been deemed...
The Disturbing Inaction of Congress on the Mortgage Cliff
With the presidential election over, the fiscal cliff is all anyone can talk about. The "cliff" is actually a drastic metaphor for a chronic political logjam caused by partisanship. There's another cliff on the...
When Your Identity Is Tossed Out the Window… Literally
The scene of the crime is the Macy's Day Thanksgiving Day Parade. This year was spectacular --- great entertainment with many new balloons and floats. Fall was in the air and so, too, was...
What Black Friday and the Fiscal Cliff Have in Common
Black Friday is upon us. Yes, it's time once again for intrepid American consumers to hit the stores like there's no tomorrow --- nudging hundreds of thousands of retailers into the black and ourselves...
How the SEC Almost Shut Down Wall Street
Here's a fun fact: Hackers, just like bankers, real estate agents and collectors of Star Trek memorabilia, attend conferences. Even better: they play games at the conferences. One of the games they play has...
Europe: The Confidence Game That Could Break the Bank
The word "economy" comes from the Greek "oikos" or "house." Lately, the global economy has been like a nightmare episode of "Holmes Inspection." You know the one. The owner fixes one problem only to...
Senator Mitch McConnell, Meet Senator Elizabeth Warren
In 2010, as Americans were fighting with all their strength to survive the meltdown of 2007-2009, Sen. Mitch McConnell infamously said, "The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama...
‘Corporations Are People’ and They Don’t Want You to Vote
It's hard to miss the coincidence: those who want to limit voting hours and demand stricter voter ID protocols also believe that corporations are people. They want to control women's bodies, and pay them...