There’s a line from one of the most popular movies of recent years that goes like this: “Have you ever had a dream, Neo, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world?” [...]
Democracy is defined as “a government by the people, for the people.” But given the events of late, it may be necessary to take a sobering, candid look at things and see whether that’s really the case any longer. By now, “AIG” has become a household word associated with greed and delusions of entitlement. Public [...]
By the time you find this, you probably will have already unwrapped those gifts you bought this year as part of your Christmas celebration, taking advantage of low prices and enticing deals, all the while obeying the mantra to keep the economy going by doing your part: buy, buy, buy, consume, consume, consume. In a [...]
Newspapers across America yesterday published the latest news on the financial world. Citigroup, another financial corporation deemed “too big to fail” by the federal government, was promised $20 billion of our tax dollars while at the same time guaranteeing access to hundreds of billions of our tax dollars in the event of potential (some say [...]
