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At the Time of the Louisville Flood

There’s No Way Like The American Way

In 1937, Margaret Bourke-White composed an incredible portrait of American life in a photograph entitled “At the Time of the Louisville Flood.” Read more

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Economics and Politics

The HARP 2.0 refinance program aimed at refinancing underwater mortgages (when you owe more than the property is currently worth) is gaining some serious momentum.  Read more

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The ‘angels’ in Washington have given us another HARP to play with

Well everyone, we can all release that breath we’ve cumulatively been holding: the Home Affordable Refinance Program’s second coming is upon us. St. Paddy’s Day was the official release of the program updates to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s respective automated underwriting systems.

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22
Dec
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Ding Dong the Dictator is Dead

I assume this is not news to anyone that the “Dear Leader” of North Korea and puppet star of Team America Kim Jong Il is dead. Read more »

5
Dec
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Epic Fail: A Bi-Partisan American Story

This ongoing debt crisis continues to act like an A.D.D. glutton at Golden Corral, gobbling up market­share seemingly at random and in large quantities.  Our super-committee (or “not-so-super committee” as I call them) has proven to be as petty as the broader parties they represent, gnashing their teeth at one another while accomplishing nothing.  Their original purpose was to help close the Grand Canyon-esque U.S. budget deficit by at least 1.2 trillion over the next decade. Read more »

9
Nov
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The More I Learn About Europe The Less I Care

So the hot topic in the world of business these days is Europe.  Read more »

24
Oct
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There is No Need For a Pool When Your City is Underwater

Gaddafi is dead.  That’s pretty fun.  Though I can’t imagine there are many people who’d like to fill his now empty shoes.  Being told “the guy who had this job before you was brutally ambushed by a coalition of world forces, captured and beaten/shot to death before he could stand trial” would be a deal-breaker for me. Read more »

5
Oct
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Coup Media Hosts Official Vote for #OccupyWallStreet Demands

As the #occupywallstreet protests enter the 18th day in New York, the protests have begun to spread around the nation and focusing on an official list of demands. Read more »

4
Oct
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Smart #OccupyWallStreet Protester

The #OccupyWallStreet protests have spread to other cities around the country. Most protestors demand the demolish capitalism but are really missing bus on what the real issue is here. Read more »

3
Oct
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Let’s Party Until The Economy Fixes Itself!

When Chubby Checker implored us repeatedly to “do the Twist”, I am somehow not thinking he was referring to a macro-economic act of last resort where we essentially exchange an equivalent amount of short-term debt for longer-term debt. I think he wanted us to shake our asses in front of the opposite sex in the hopes of gaining their favor and eventually practicing the reproductive act. Read more »

30
Sep
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News Reporter Bridget Brown States Gold is ‘Backed by Nothing’

A video surfaced today, quickly pulled by YouTube shows a media reporter stating that gold is backed by nothing and that the dollar is safer because it is backed by the American government. Read more »