If we are going to bail out these greedy bankers, why can’t we give assistance to the many homeowners who fell victim to walls streets predatory lending practices? It is common sense that providing assistance to struggling homeowners (and stopping foreclosures) should be included in the “bailout” to save the economy. In the words of [...]

Prices of food staples (such as rice wheat and corn) are on the rise. Since the end of 2006 the price of food has rise by 45%. This rise in prices has left more than 100 million people around the world without enough to eat. In Haiti people are even resorting to eating biscuits made [...]