Obama: Time for banks to boost lending

A permanent security blanket for big boys of finance will further inflame public opinion. Only the public isn't likely to know.

For plants designed in a lab a little more than a decade ago, they've come a long way: Today, the vast majority of the nation's two primary crops grow from seeds genetically altered according to Monsanto company patents.

According to Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.), who is the author of landmark Audit the Fed legislation (H.R. 1207), the chairman of the House Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee, Rep. Mel Watt (D-Fla.), has quietly stripped the bill of "just about

He's already knee-deep in litigation against major financial institutions, including Bank of America Corp (BAC.N), and recently told Reuters that his team of about 400 attorneys is looking for other opportunities to hold Wall Street's feet to the fire.

With Congress and the new Administration continuing to pump money into the housing market, FHA may be following in the footsteps of Fannie Mae. Gov't needs to learn from it's previous errors that caused the housing crisis. Round Two?

Rupert Murdoch, owner of FOX and the News Corporation empire, just said Glenn Beck "was right" when he called President Obama "racist." This is a rare moment of candor from Murdoch, one of the most powerful media barons in the world.

In Brazil, people with some of the world's smallest carbon footprints are being displaced--so their forests can become offsets for SUVs.

Toyota and BMW use their economic, environmental and social resources more efficiently than other worldwide automakers, a new study has found, while General Motors and Fiat significantly lagged behind their industry peers.

Think the ag lobby--with so much to lose from global warming--might want to help pass a climate bill? Don't be silly.