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With the 2016 presidential campaigns in full swing the burdens of the working middle class have take... Read More

Prosecution of White Collar Crime Hits 20-Year Low Sep. 11, 2015

Just a few years after the financial crisis, a new report tells an important story: Federal prosecut... Read More

Correction: Obama Is Not a Liberal Apr. 10, 2015

Jamie Stiehm

WASHINGTON — Let me count the ways that President Barack Obama is not a liberal. Obama ran as ... Read More

Open Internet Survives Weird Politics Mar. 03, 2015

Net neutrality won the day in Washington, and that wasn't supposed to happen. Republicans indignantl... Read More

Big Banks and Good Pizza Jan. 21, 2015

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: What are your thoughts on buying stock in some of the big "money center banks"? I wa... Read More

Unzipping the Elizabeth Warren Package Dec. 23, 2014

They like her style. Many liberals adore Elizabeth Warren's populist passion for denouncing predator... Read More

Fannie and Freddie Must Go Oct. 30, 2014

Say we didn't hear that. Say we didn't hear that rules for mortgages guaranteed by the taxpayers are... Read More

The Smallness of Being in Economy Class Aug. 28, 2014

Americans are in the dumps about their future. What does that have to do with legroom in economy cla... Read More

Clinton vs. Warren: Big Differences, Despite Claims to the Contrary Aug. 01, 2014

Hillary Clinton's political allies want Democratic primary voters to believe that the former secreta... Read More

Doing Well by Doing Good -- but Better by Doing Bad Jul. 31, 2014

How curious to watch "60 Minutes," the famously hard-hitting TV newsmagazine, bless JPMorgan Chase C... Read More

Private Equity Is Becoming a Public Problem Jun. 06, 2014

A few weeks ago, a top official at the Securities and Exchange Commission reported on what he called... Read More

Renting to Pigs May. 07, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: What do you think of American Homes 4 Rent? I bought 300 shares at $17 in January. &... Read More

Wall Street's Secret Swindle Apr. 25, 2014

In the national debate over what to do about public pension shortfalls, here's something you may not... Read More

A Financial Transaction Tax on High Frequency Traders Mar. 05, 2014

Have you heard about High Frequency Trading? Get ready to be dazzled! HFT is sweeping, purely specul... Read More

The Mobsters of Wall Street Feb. 12, 2014

Assume that you ran a business that was found guilty of bribery, forgery, perjury, defrauding homeow... Read More

Underwhelmed With Overtime Jan. 23, 2014

Work Daze

Let me ask you a question: How many hours will you work today? This isn't a trick question, not unle... Read More

Equality Versus Liberty Jan. 08, 2014

John Stossel

President Barack Obama says income inequality is "dangerous ... the defining challenge of our t... Read More

Good News for 2014 Jan. 01, 2014

Joseph Farah

The year 2013 will not go down in my memory as one of the happiest. It was a year of attacks on Amer... Read More

Working it Out

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