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     CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer has a reputation for making outlandish statements – and there might be a reason for his demeanor, according to a CNBC co-worker and a late-night comic.

     CNBC “Street Signs” host Erin Burnett…

     As President Bush and Congress hammer out a stimulus package to boost the slowing economy, “Today” show host Matt Lauer is working hard to ensure that the biggest contributors to the nation’s tax base won’t benefit.

     “Mr.…

     Foreign companies have been on a buying spree in American markets. But, is accepting foreign investment into the U.S. economy a bad thing?

     Every day in the media you hear how bad the U.S. economy is – whether it’s a recession…

     In its continued sky-is-falling coverage of the economy and job market, ABC’s “Good Morning America” on January 17 warned that most Americans are fearing job cuts and offered helpful tips on how to “recession-proof” yourself.

     CNBC host Jim Cramer chastised media colleagues on the January 17 “Today” show for contributing to fears about the economy by only reporting negative news about the possibility of a recession.

      “Today” anchor Matt Lauer told…

     Recession skeptics on the evening news are becoming as rare as global warming skeptics. They just aren’t getting any face time.

     The January 15 “CBS Evening News” was no exception. CBS correspondent Anthony Mason gave a very…

Media Nearly Unanimous: Recession Inevitable Did you know two prominent surveys of…

     Recent polls of economists by leading financial publications have predicted a less than 50-percent chance that the U.S. economy will enter a recession in 2008. But the media’s coverage of “recession” makes it seem inevitable.

     Liberalism and fascism aren’t polar opposites in the world according to National Review Editor at Large Jonah Goldberg. In fact, he says they’re the same – especially when it comes to pushing liberal causes such as global warming.

     Immediately after the Iowa Straw Poll last August, the noted and respected journalist George Will referred to the FairTax believers who supported Mike Huckabee as “those FairTax people.”

     He made it sound as if the people who…

     The good news is that voters obviously have some desire for a better tax system. The flat has been promoted by presidential candidates as diverse as Jerry Brown (1992) and Steve Forbes (1996 and 2000). This year, the national sales tax is…

     “The economy sucks.”

     That sounds like a statement you would hear from someone who was just laid off or lost his home, but not something you would see in a reputable weekly news magazine.

     But this time, it was…

     After 18 years of service for the Federal Reserve, former Chairman Alan Greenspan decided to leave the public sector. His new opportunities provided him a pretty decent living – an $ 8.5 million for a book deal and a few high-priced…

     Defying the tenets of ethical journalism has become the norm for some media outlets when it the issue is global warming.

     “NBC Nightly News” was no exception. On January 14, “Nightly News” aired a biased alarmist report of…

Jesus Christ brought change, as did Adolph Hitler. “Change” can mean many things. 

Most of us won't allow a hairstylist to “change” our do without an in-depth explanation. But a lot of us are buying into undefined promises of “change”…

     Some think it is a foregone conclusion the economy is in or will be going into a recession within the first two quarters of 2008, but not everyone.

     Welch, author of “Winning,” appeared on MSNBC’s January 14 “Morning Joe” to…

     The old cliché “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is” might be appropriate for a lot of situations, especially when you’re borrowing against what is your most valuable asset – your home.

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     Nearly seven years out office, former Secretary of State Madeline Albright pulls no punches bashing the Bush administration’s handling of certain issues – calling it one of America’s “worst presidencies.”

     Albright gave…

      The perception of the American economy – that is, the dark cloud cast by the media – has been difficult to overcome, even so much that it has infected pop culture.

     CNBC’s “Closing Bell” host Maria Bartiromo crossed the picket…

     There are mixed views on the economy – some say we’ll avert a recession, some say we’re destined for a recession and some say we’re already in a recession. Despite that uncertainty, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama suggested…