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Credit cards nearly landed me in bankruptcy. But bailouts aren’t for me. I took a pass on iPhones, flat-screen TVs and fancy laptops and pulled my finances back from the brink.
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California's politics have failed its people. It's time for the federal government to say enough.
Why the Federal Government Should Bail Out Schwarzenegger and California -
The news that AIG is paying out more employee bonuses and that it sent billions in bailout money to other banks is so confusing that it’s hard to figure out why Americans should be pissed off. Here's The Big Money's guide to how angry we should be at AIG.
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Several months into the Detroit bailout follies and with no end in sight, it's time to seriously consider what we're going to do next. The bailout isn't enough and won't work.
Nationalize Detroit, Too -
Call it a belated bailout of the Freedmen's Savings Bank, but now may be the perfect time, perhaps the only time, that African Americans, descendants of the slaves who toiled to build the United States of America, might be in a position to achieve the elusive goal of reparations.
Reparations as Bailout -
The Wall Street meltdown leaves us all vulnerable and culpable.
On Thin Ice, Together -
We should not let the administration's gun-to-the-head tactics force us into yet another huge, expensive disaster.
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Canada is going through its own share of political turmoil, but its economic woes are also intricately linked to our own, through the deeply troubled auto industry. Canadian actions over the coming weeks and months could hold significant ramifications for the U.S. economy. In turn, American actions could potentially affect political developments in Canada.
Carpooling with Canadians -
Cornered lawmakers knew the plan needed to pass; they just hoped the other guy would float it through.
No Backbone, No Bailout
TOP OF THE TREE
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Oprah's Blackest Moments
by The Root ContributorsOprah Winfrey recently announced plans for retirement in 2011. The talk show host may have a stronghold on white, suburban housewives, but The Root contributors remember moments when Oprah kept it real—black.
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What Kobe, LeBron and Dwyane Owe Spencer Haywood
by Martin JohnsonForty years ago, Haywood became the first player to leave college early and go to the pros—proving that young players got game, too.
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Shaniya's Shame
by Malika Saada SaarThe murder of 5-year-old Shaniya Davis highlights a disturbing and growing trend in the U.S.: the trafficking of young girls into sexual slavery.
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Storming the Court?
by Sherrilyn A. IfillWhen it comes to appointing federal judges, President Obama shouldn’t try to play center. Centrist judges will not balance judges on the right. Left balances right.
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The (Not So) New World Order
Yinka Shonibare MBE’s career retrospective at the Smithsonian just goes to show how strange things get when the empire strikes black.
Maybe Your Great-Grandmother Really Was Cherokee
A new exhibit at the National Museum of the American Indian traces black-Native American relations from the 1500s to the present.
Is the USDA Still the Last Plantation?
During the Bush administration, 13,999 racial discrimination cases were swept under the rug at the Agriculture Department. What will Secretary Tom Vilsack do about it?
Rakim's Back
Def Jam is 25. "Rapper’s Delight" is 30. And Rakim is 41. But with his latest album, The Seventh Seal, hip-hop heads can remember the best of the golden age.
Color-Struck Around The Globe
Sammy Sosa’s new vampire complexion is a jarring reminder that, from the Dominican Republic to Dakar to New Delhi, white is still right, yellow is still mellow and if you’re black, get back.









