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OPINION: Barney Smith, not Smith Barney

The shockwaves from the financial crisis have left working class families in every part of the country in a state of great worry and fear. Over $100 billion of public money has been spent to bail...

Congressional Black Caucus conference to address housing, health crisis

Over 17,000 people are expected to attend the 38th annual Congressional Black Caucus Legislative weekend which begins Wednesday with an event sponsored by the Washington DC City Council. The CBC meet is being held under the...

OPINION: A dose of ‘socialism’ to forestall financial disaster

It's easy to become apocalyptic contemplating the vast sums of wealth being destroyed in the unfolding financial crisis gripping Wall Street. The economic tsunami unleashed there will soon reach every corner of the nation. Indeed globalization...

A complete guide to the Wall Street crisis

Articles and Resources on the Economic Crisis The week of September 15, 2008 has been a dramatic and unprecedented period in the world of high finance. The economic crisis is not over despite what some pundits...

Shades of Green: Sept. 20, 2008