PARIS -- Is the United States no longer the global beacon of unfettered, free-market capitalism?

An unprecedented measure allowing the government to buy failing mortgages from banks & other lenders is under discussion right now between the heads of the Federal Reserve, the Treasury Department & leaders in Congress.

The only two sectors in the employment market that gained were health acre and - SURPRISE- the government. The unemployment rate is now 5.7% and climbing.

Fuel and food costs are driving the price of everything we buy. Inflation grew by eight-tenths of 1%, the highest monthly jump since September 2005. The GDP has been revised to reflect a decline in the fourth quarter of 2007. Jobs are drying up. HELP!

Three slide shows chock full of information about which occupational fields have the best and worst forecasts over the next several years, as well as those that were the most highly financially-rewarding in 2007.

You have heard that Fannie and Freddie, their gentle names notwithstanding, may cripple the financial system without a large infusion of taxpayer money. You have gleaned that jobs are disappearing, housing prices are plummeting, and paychecks are effectiv

After years of false starts, a new industry selling motor fuel made from waste is getting a big push in the United States, with the first commercial sales possible within months.

Think $4 for a gallon of gas is high? America's record-high prices at the pump are a mere fraction of the true cost of oil, when we figure in the lost jobs, higher taxes, terrorism threats, unnecessary wars, death and health problems caused by our

If you haven't seen this riveting, horrifying documentary you must spend a little time and watch it. Learn how hypocritical, greedy, corrupt & disgusting the powers-that-be at Wal-Mart really are. For those fo you that still patronize them, PLEASE DON'T!

<p>Grim story about the predicted loss of US jobs through 2009. Described as a "slow-motion recession," our financial picture seems dark. Read what economists are saying about the US economy: "...tepid economic growth and a shrinking labor market..."</p>