Andrew Price
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission gets to work today, interrogating CEOs, academics, and economists to find out why our financial system collapsed, how the bankers got so rich, and whether the two might be related. You can watch it live here.
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Debunking 'Green Living': Combatting Climate Change Requires Lifestyle Changes, Not Organic Products
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Infographic: Understanding Social Enterprise
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Billr: The App for Dining on a Budget (Without Annoying Your Friends)
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TED's Taboo: What's Too Controversial for the Hipster Confab?
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Is it Time to 'Occupy Teach For America'?
When someone in the States buys shoes that were made in China, the carbon emitted in their production gets added to China's tally, despite the...
The New York Times has a nice graphic showing which parts of the country favor small banks and which favor large banks. Any bank with more...
Over the past fifteen years or so, the nation's five largest banks have grown to a point where they now hold nearly 40 percent of the country's...
Health care reform is currently a major issue before the U.S. Congress. Health insurance providers-who stand to become more regulated or have...
Opponents of the public option claim that by being forced to compete against the government, health care companies will be at an unfair...
You know those ubiquitous outdoor billboards? Do you like them? Toronto doesn't. After a long fight, the city has finally agreed to adopt new...
Today the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that corporations will no longer be banned from spending huge amounts of money on presidential or Congressional...
A reader at The Baseline Scenario reported getting the letter below. It's Chase Bank writing to ask customers to keep the "overdraft protection"...
From Stacy Mitchell at the fantastic New Rules Project: Bigger banks were supposed to lower costs for consumers. That was the promise made...
As you may remember, back in 2008 Citigroup got a $45 billion government bailout in two installments. Well, the government just announced it will...
Expansive public transit systems are expensive to build, and often are money-losers for the cities and states that maintain them. Over at...
Anil Dash, tech blogger extraordinaire, put up a rather exceptional post on his blog this morning, lamenting the fact that a large segment of the...
Last summer, as gas prices seemed like they would never stop rising, there was a trumpeting of statistics that people were saving money by taking...
The Cash for Clunkers program, which gives up to a $4,500 rebate if they trade in a car with low fuel economy for one with high fuel economy,...
While some economists are declaring the recession over, and although the stock market continues to rise, those on the bottom of the economic...
Supporting local businesses is important. Local businesses help create vibrant downtowns, boost tourism, and participate in local charity...
You may remember the idea of taxing soda to help pay for health care reform. I thought it was a pretty good idea. You know who didn't, though?...
View Missiles and Mortgages: Income, Taxes, and Where They Go.
The Department of Energy gave out the first part of it's advanced technology loan fund for automakers. Who got how much? Ford: $5.9 billion...
HOME STAR, also known as Cash for Caulkers, would pay you money for retrofitting your home. It's a win for jobs, energy savings, and emissions...
