No one seems to care that VCs took 100s of millions in fees while destroying billions of working class pension money? We all should.
A Conversation Every Man Should Have With His Father
February 4, 2012 By 7 Comments
The transition into manhood sometimes requires a true understanding one’s father, writes Albert Okagbue.
I Hate Rich Guys. Or Do I?
January 19, 2012 By 31 Comments
I Have 21 Dollars in the Bank
January 3, 2012 By 9 Comments
No matter where it’s brought him, Steven Axelrod is committed to the life he’s living.
My Partisans
December 27, 2011 By 12 Comments
Some say you need a village to get over a divorce, Steven Axelrod writes, but he had something else.
How I Learned to Quit Hitch Hiking
December 27, 2011 By 4 Comments
You never know when two escaped convicts are gonna pick you up and try to teach you a lesson.
Dear John: The Emotionally Distant Boyfriend
December 8, 2011 By 2 Comments
Why is my boyfriend acting differently? How do I teach my sister to be responsible with her money? And why can’t my friend stop playing video games?
Can Giving Away Twenty-Dollar Bills Help the Economy?
December 2, 2011 By 3 Comments
Jasmin Nazarian interviews the founders of Plenty of Twenties and asks them “why?”
My 2 Cents for the 99%
November 25, 2011 By 1 Comment
To the 99%, with love, from Bangkok. A spoken word poetry video about money.
Is the Economy Killing Fatherhood?
November 20, 2011 By 1 Comment
Tom Watson has some tips for being a better dad in a tough economy.
Money and the Moral Compass
November 16, 2011 By 3 Comments
Robert Steven Williams wonders what a moral compass is when it’s not even being guided by morals.
5 Ways #Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party Can Save America
October 10, 2011 By 23 Comments
The two movements have a lot more in common than they’d want to believe, and Tom Matlack thinks they can come together to fix our country.
“Exploit Men Whenever You Can”: Erotic Capital and the Myth of Male Weakness
August 29, 2011 By 82 Comments
Hugo Schwyzer is infuriated by the insinuation that men are more interested in a woman’s cleavage than her intellect.
Your Stadium Won’t Solve Your City’s Problems
August 18, 2011 By 5 Comments
Camden Yards has turned the stadium into a supposed economic savior, but it turns out they’re all false prophets.
Allowances Make Children Lazy
August 5, 2011 By 3 Comments
Just giving kids money sends them the wrong message about being responsible and working hard. They need to earn it.
Teaching Kids to Lie (For Money)
July 30, 2011 By 2 Comments
With the future of the economy uncertain, what’s the most useful skill to teach your kids? Poker, of course.
Vocalyze
“Why have artists abandoned their duty to say the unsayable?”
How does one explain the lack of moral courage in modern art?