by Terrance Heath | Dec 23, 2009 | Blog
Was there once a time when people robbed banks, instead of banks robbing people? Okay, maybe not, but it sounds like that's what Chase Bank did to Trina Lee — a nurse in Arizona who was laid-off two years ago, then had medical problems that keep her from working...
by Leo Gerard | Dec 23, 2009 | Blog, Making it in America
In Columbus Ohio, a 5-year-old girl jumped onto Santa's lap last month and asked if he could give her dad a job as an elf. Mike Smith, who works the Santa station at the Polaris Fashion Place in Columbus, asked why, the Wall Street Journal reported. The little girl in...
by Terrance Heath | Dec 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
Depending on your outlook, it's either "Bah Humbug" or a "Happy Holiday," as Senate Democrats approach a historic Christmas Eve vote for the biggest expansion in health care in decades. The particulars of the health care reform package will be the subject of debate...
by Eric Lotke | Dec 23, 2009 | Blog
I’m looking forward to the 2010 elections. We need them. Many dread how badly the election is shaping up. Commentators predict double-digit Democratic losses in the House and further retreat from the 60-vote threshold in the Senate. We fear a progressive era strangled...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 22, 2009 | Blog
Nothing brings the readers a-runnin' like the word "actuary" in a headline - especially at holiday time! Well, maybe not ... but this is important: An actuary with the respected Milliman firm has analyzed the excise tax and come to some striking conclusions. The tax...
