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Dana Liebelson

CHART: 40 years later, Roe v. Wade is still under siege

Dana Liebelson

CHART: 40 years later, Roe v. Wade is still under siege

Edward Morrissey

Can the 113th Congress get anything done?

Matt K. Lewis

In four years, we'll be inaugurating President Marco Rubio

Paul Brandus

Why the GOP should embrace Obama

The cheapest houses in America

March 8, 2011, at 5:12 PM

'The Fiscal Times' says you'd be surprised what your money can buy

Aspen's booming housing market has hit even the less-coveted trailer park homes; the cheapest single family home is priced at $559,000 (not pictured).

The town where a trailer costs $559,000: By the numbers

March 8, 2011, at 7:15 AM

With eager foreign buyers pushing average home prices well into the millions, Aspen, Colo., has become America's most expensive town

Despite the current push to rent, a competing survey claims that 78 percent of homeowners consider the purchase the best investment they ever made.

Forget homeownership: Is renting the 'new American Dream'?

February 24, 2011, at 2:40 PM

According to a recent survey, 87 percent of us feel that achieving an ideal life no longer hinges on owning a home

Investors are repeating past mistakes â€” buying high and selling low â€” "the opposite of what we are supposed to be doing," says Carl Richards at The New York Times.

Sell low, buy high: Are investors being stupid again?

February 23, 2011, at 10:46 AM

Everybody knows it's unwise to start buying stocks after the market rises sharply, says Carl Richards in The New York Times. So why do we keep doing it?

The housing markets in once-stable cities like Minneapolis now may be in more trouble than bubble markets like Miami (pictured).

Is the housing crisis spreading to 'stable' cities?

February 15, 2011, at 10:01 AM

Seattle! Minneapolis! Atlanta! The New York Times' David Streitfeld says that cities once thought to be spared from the housing collapse are now in trouble

The Frankfurt-to-London express: High-speed train travel has flourished overseas, but has stalled in the U.S.

Obama's $53 billion high-speed rail plan: 'Keep dreaming'

February 10, 2011, at 12:44 PM

Republicans say the proposal is dead on arrival. Is there any hope for the president's ambitious infrastructure plan?

Last year was the first time the number of bank-seized properties topped 1 million.

2010's record-breaking foreclosure crisis: By the numbers

January 14, 2011, at 4:10 PM

Banks seized more than 1 million homes last year, and industry experts say 2011 could be even worse

The new $100 bill featured a color-shifting image meant to foil counterfeiters.

The government's $110 billion currency goof

December 8, 2010, at 3:02 PM

Washington is destroying reams of flawed $100 bills after a massive printing error. How did this happen?

Citibank's 'newfangled' credit card: Too many bells and whistles?

October 25, 2010, at 1:15 PM

Banks are rolling out a new generation of credit cards with buttons, lights, and digital read-outs. Do we really need them?

America's wealthiest got an average $95,000 in federal help last year, while the poor got less than $5.

Is America rigged for the rich?

October 20, 2010, at 3:03 PM

The federal government spends billions each year to help the poor, says David R. Francis in The Christian Science Monitor, but it gives even more to the wealthy

Boston's "Big Dig" began in the 1980s and the last ramp of the mega tunnel project opened in 2006.

America: A country that can't build anything anymore

October 20, 2010, at 10:01 AM

It is now too costly and time-consuming to finish public-works projects, says Jonah Goldberg in the Los Angeles Times. But don't blame conservatives

The sale of foreclosed homes has helped banks and mortgage-lenders still trying to recover from the housing crisis.

America's foreclosure crisis: What it means for your mortgage

October 12, 2010, at 3:35 PM

Bank of America has frozen foreclosures, sparking calls for a nationwide ban on repossessions. Is that move likely, and how would it affect the average homeowner?

Bank of America is giving a reprieve to owners of foreclosed on homes.

The end of foreclosures?

October 8, 2010, at 10:38 AM

Watch a Fox News report about Bank of America's decision to suspend foreclosures across the country

Ignorance is bliss when it comes to your coworkers' salaries.

Key to being disgruntled: Learn what your coworkers make

September 30, 2010, at 10:46 AM

Your salary might make you happy now, but be careful, says Ray Fisman at Slate. Knowing what your colleagues make might eat away at your soul

Home foreclosures: The opposite of the American dream.

Repossession hell: 6 extremely 'wrongful' foreclosures

September 24, 2010, at 11:14 AM

Jason Grodensky says the Bank of America repossessed his Fort Lauderdale house — even though he'd never even taken out a mortgage. His story isn't the first of its kind

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