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The American people rescued the major six banks. They've all violated the law, and they're all suspected of even more possible illegalities. And yet they're all pouting because they weren't invited to a recent meeting at the White House along with the other CEOs. Which is our most shameless corporate lawbreaker? In any normal period of history they'd all be considered corrupt institutions, and their leaders would be ashamed to show their faces among respectable people. But these aren't normal times, are they?
Find out what HuffPost bloggers loved and hated in 2010, the first year of a young decade or the last of an old one.
The recent lame duck Congress affected the course of history by ensuring two future events will occur -- the reelection of President Obama and the decline of the United States as a serious world power.
Earlier this week, our department awarded $206 million in performance bonuses to states that have significantly increased the number of children enrolled in Medicaid and streamlined their enrollment processes to make it easier to sign up.
Michael Vick is humanizing the struggle to find redemption after serving time in a maximum security prison. I'd love for Carlson to spend even a week in Leavenworth and then make an effort to rebuild his nerfy little life.
The past year was filled with nonstop reality TV weight loss drama, a smattering of Photoshopping debacles and some bonafide plus-sized model love.
More than any other artist I can call to mind, the impact of Neshat's work far transcends the realms of art in reflecting the most vital and far-reaching struggle to assert human rights.
Generally, people don't change simply because they resolve to do so. The reason for this is simple, but if people really understood it, they would have to radically change how they view themselves and others.
True Grit is a unique, stylish, exciting movie, but there isn't enough substance to provide real insight into the characters.
From an admitted madam running for Governor, to a wrestling mogul trying to body-slam her way into the U. S. Senate, 2010 may just go down in history as a year with some of the wackiest candidates ever.
It has been a depressing experience to see some of those who were most furious at the global propaganda run by Bush and Rumsfeld now leading the cheers for a new campaign of misinformation.
The difficulty of compiling a Top 10 Best TV Shows of the Year list points to the fact that people who complain there is nothing worth watching on television don't know what they are talking about.
Here's my attempt to capture the most important stories that affected the greening of business in 2010 and my predictions for the future.
Given the disclosures that appear in Bob Woodward's Obama's Wars, the administration's highly selective approach to leaking and the treatment of Bradley Manning leaves little doubt that Manning is a political prisoner.
Walter Mondale's "good fights" often involved efforts to defend rights of, or extend opportunity to, those people American or global society excluded and to align American policy with high and compassionate values.
Teaching music production to kids was something we wanted to do for a while. This is part of a bigger process for us -- exploring how to make the most of this new platform.
If Kwanzaa goes corporate, can it still maintain its unique character and not lose its soul? Overwhelmingly, most African Americans say no.
We all make New Year's resolutions at the same time, but there is no reason to think we are all comparably ready to make lasting behavior change at the same time.
2010 was not a good year for privacy rights. While a growing number of people and companies seem to be concerned about the issue of protecting the most intimate details of our lives, technology is making it harder and harder to do so.
2010 brought what was reported as a "spike" in bias incidents against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) and HIV/AIDS-affected people in New York City. We must come together to combat this hate.
Are all the new magnetic devices just a resurgence of the presumed quackery of the past or have we overlooked a valuable medical device that might give millions of people pain relief?
According to a report by the Press Council of India, the country's news media began declining in the 1980s, when the Times of India began running "advertorials." Editors were pressurized to forgo press ethics, and chase profitability.
A recent study showed that 25% of American children and teens are taking prescription medications of some sort. Why do parents fill their kids with drugs? Here are the most common answers.
Haphazard and possibly illegal practices at mortgage-servicing companies have called into question home foreclosures across the nation. The latest disclosures are deeply troubling.
Let us continue our look back at the year in film with a token acknowledgement of eleven good if-not great films that flew by the radar without much acknowledgment from audiences and/or the critical community.
It is clear now that the banks have got to take the whole lot of toxic waste securities back. Trillions of dollars worth. The banks are toast. There is no cooking of the books that will turn this blackened toast back to bread.