Oh, glorious Black Friday – the much-awaited day after Thanksgiving, when retailers open their doors at 4 a.m., 6 a.m. and so on. Hordes of shoppers rush in to the retail floors to snap up bargains. Bringing bright smiles to...

No free lunch! No free lunch! No free lunch! We should paste this phrase on imported goods, post it in classrooms and living rooms, and slap a sticker on the front door of retail stores. And let's teach this to our kids when...

For years after WW II the American Dollar was the currency of choice around the world -- in little Costa Rica the dollar is still welcomed by cab drivers and hotel bellhops and merhants. But for how long...as the dollar continues...

Wise business leaders keep their eye on the state attorneys general -- if the federal government can't or won't move to protect consumers, the AGs often will make the moves. Investigations and oversight can begin in an...

Gather round, kiddies, for a nostalgic view of the airline industry and its exciting early days. Airlines and the cities they headquarter in are very importawnt business partners! Back in our early journalistic days we were "an...

Commentary on Corporate Governance and Accountability... Three cheers for Chicago United -- for highlighting the issues and sending a list of qualified men and women of color to the executives and board chairs at Fortune 1000...

Commentary on Corporate Governance, Investing and Political Accountability. Watch this trend closely -- could be a freight train pounding through Corporate America in proxy season 2008 and beyond. ("Last year, a Mason-Dixon...

Commentary on Accountability -- and Building and Preserving Trust. Good advice / information sharing from author Steve Watkins in IDB for tomorrow's leaders of corporate, public and social sector organizations. And for each of...

Commentary on Accountability -- or lack thereof, in several places! This story SCREAMS off the pages of the newspaper -- read me! This episode is all about Accountability! Or lack of...enough to go around. A local physician may...

Commentary on Wall Street - Main Street relations...and attitudes...and polling results. First read the classic work, "Other People's Money" by Louis Brandeis (published 1933). (Subtitled, "...and how the bankers use it!")Judge...