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Re-printed from the Huffington Post by Ben Mangan So, how are you feeling these days? Kind of like you are in the midst of a trainwreck? Well, you are. My last poll on a double-dip recession revealed deep cynicism among readers. Nearly 90% of respondents said we would experience a double dip. Grante

Last July, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.  This landmark legislation has helped create a much needed independent consumer watchdog, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Although the agency is in the embryonic stage o

Last week was non-stop at work.  Next week will be busy, too.  And yet here I am, sitting at home on a sunny Sunday afternoon, doing what?  Working.  Last Friday, I planned to write a blog post for EARN, so I carefully blocked off some time on my Outlook calendar to accomplish the task.  Then [...]

Stories are the creative conversion of life itself into a more powerful, clearer, more meaningful experience. They are the currency of human contact. — Robert McKee Bleary-eyed and groggy, I snap to attention at the sound of my blaring alarm. The clock reads 7am. Of all my waking moments, this one c

Defaults on student loans are on the rise. And according to current data, a main cause may be the recent surge in enrollment at for-profit colleges. In recent years, the sheer number of these schools has grown considerably, with enrollment climbing from about 365,000 students to almost 1.8 million. 

California, like many states, continues to struggle with passing a state budget and providing the resources that some individuals and families need to survive. Meanwhile, in these changing economic times, the number of Golden State families living from paycheck to paycheck, if they still have one, i

Think your job is killing you? You might have something there, especially if you’re underpaid and overworked. There’s a new buzz in the public health sector about the relationship between health and wealth, something many people feel is an issue of social justice. In response, the Health Wealth Coal