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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...
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...
‘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...
Hurricane Sandy, You Got My Home, but Not My Identity
Like millions of Americans, I was hammered by Hurricane Sandy. The home that I own on the New Jersey shore was obliterated by the...
FEMA, Dodd-Frank and the CFPB: It’s All the Same to Mitt Romney
When the long-predicted storm finally hit us, it struck with so much destructive force that it caught even grizzled New Yorkers by surprise. The...
Back From the Vomitorium: The Looting of the Mortgage Settlement Agreement
States are looting the Mortgage Settlement Fund, and the odds are good that you or someone you know is getting robbed -- for the...
When Debt Collectors Attack (Disabled American War Heroes)
When it comes to scandalous behavior by debt collectors, I thought I'd heard it all. This is an industry known for its bottom feeders,...
Why Romney the Closer Is a Consumer Nightmare
Politicians often have a lazy relationship with the truth. Everyone knows that these folks will say damn near anything to get elected. The Romney-Ryan...
Two Sure Things in Life: Death & Facebook
What happens to our Facebook profile when we die? Who gets to connect with us on LinkedIn, post pictures of us on Pinterest, or...
Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics and Paul Ryan
Lies, as Mark Twain famously observed, come in three flavors. If he were around today, Paul Ryan would have inspired him to create a...