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Measuring the Economy with Underwear and Puppies
by
Stan Alcorn
Oct 12, 2011
One of the great things about the economy is that it's quantifiable. You can measure stuff like gross domestic product and retail sales. But really...
The Foreclosure Crisis Hits Hospitals, Prisons
by
Stan Alcorn
Oct 12, 2011
If you lost your house unfairly in the last couple of years, you might see a silver lining in the next couple of weeks. There's a big legal...
Alternative indicators: Measuring the economy a bit differently
Oct 11, 2011
David Brancaccio discusses some alternative economic indicators that may be under your radar -- or even your clothes.
The spillover effects of foreclosures
Oct 11, 2011
Studies reveal that multiple foreclosures in neighborhoods can cause increases in crime and health care costs.
Volcker Rule Ends Speculation, Creates Speculation
by
Stan Alcorn
Oct 11, 2011
Of all the hundreds of rules passed to prevent another financial crisis, the one regulators begin unveiling today is perhaps the most feared by t...
"The Department of Happiness"
Oct 10, 2011
The LA Times recently blogged about the possibility of a Department of Happiness:
Someday in the not-too-distant future, the U.S. departments...
#OccupyColumbusDay
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Stan Alcorn
Oct 10, 2011
I was down at Occupy Wall Street today, where Columbus Day could be felt in the increased quantity of school-age kids. (There was a "teach-in" ju...
For public good, not for profit.
Watching Occupy Wall Street
Oct 7, 2011
As the protest enters it's fourth week, more and more people are heading down to Lower Manhattan to have a look for themselves at Occupy Wall...
Slideshow: Occupy Wall Street, the Beginning
by
Stan Alcorn
Oct 4, 2011
These days, the activists Occupying Wall Street are all over the news, with high profile visitors ranging from Nobel Prize winning economist Jose...
Too Big to Fail, But Not Too Big to Sing
by
Stan Alcorn
Oct 3, 2011
It was only a matter of time before this happened: "The Big Bank," the musical. It's got foreclosures, an environmentalist and a whole lot of hand...