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American business is getting an important lesson in civics as one of the world’s most beloved automakers dramatically and temporarily falls from grace.
The incessant chatter about financial industry legislation reveals more talk and less action. Opponents of financial reform stand to lose big bucks if the status quo is changed. Okay, so they have the right to free speech in the USA, but why would anyone of sound mind and independent means bother to listen to that tired old rant?
Debt. What exactly is debt? Merriam-Webster defines debt as “something owed or a state of owing.” I can think of no other group than college students who should be accustomed to a “constant state of owing.” But what do 18 year-olds fresh out of high school know about debt?
College students may be happy or sad about the new credit card laws. The new law that goes into effect February 22, 2010 makes it harder for anyone under 21 years old to get a credit card.
Patricia Aburdene is one of the world’s leaders on the 21st century transformation of socially conscious business. In post financial crisis 2010, her book is more important than ever.
The champion of middle class America, Elizabeth Warren, Chairwoman of the TARP Congressional Oversight Panel (COP) has some pretty strong views on the necessity of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA).
The journal Tikkun is “dedicated to healing and transforming the world” and attracts “a network of spiritual progressives” from many faiths. Their Nov/Dec 2009 issue featured an article “Roadmap to a New Economics: Beyond Capitalism and Socialism.” by the wonderful thought leader and author, Riane Eisler.
Small business will lead us out of the recession and fuel the recovery. That is the belief among many of the nation's economists.
Unrestrained greed among the investment banking elite has been blamed for much of the world’s suffering in recent years. In a remarkable shift from only two decades ago, greed in all its crude reality, is no longer “good” in the eyes of the world.
What kind of legitimate business would want to block a ban on "unfair, deceptive and abusive" credit practices? Apparently a group of businesses under the guise of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are doing just that—lobbying to eliminate the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
Did you hear the one about big money saving democracy? Well, apparently the Supreme Court did. A small majority of 5 versus 4 judges on our nation’s highest court unequivocally believe that protecting the interests of big business lobbyists serves the country’s core values, the cherished First Amendment right of Free Speech.
GoodB is happy to report that Google is still one of the best models for Good Business around. And we are not sipping Kool-Aid. As most of you know, Google, the internet search giant, has taken on one of its biggest clients, the money machine of the 21st century Communist China, on the subject of free speech and ethics.
What is the point of all your great efforts these past few years you may be asking? In 2009, it was enough to just hold on, keep your business or income afloat, and try to make it through each month.
A January 2010 Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal accused a moderately progressive U.S. Congress of inadvertently creating a loan-sharking credit card interest rate. Congress enacted credit card reform to stop lender abuses. In retaliation, credit companies are finding ways to get around the new law
This is our winter of discontent. The jobless seek a pay check; the almost-homeless pray for a miracle; the indebted seek relief. Throughout the nation and across the globe, human beings are locked in the battle for survival. Yet despite our struggles, this last week signifies a new season of hope for humanity.
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