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...[more]

We've said it here in this space before -- keep your eye on Attorney General Andrew Cuomo in New York State. Politically attuned, focused, risk-taker (taking on bigger opponents), experienced (he ran HUD in the Clinton era and...[more]

Re: Yahoo! and its current problems with disclosure of confidential customer information about users (journalists) to China officialdom. We still are a nation based on the rule of law and Yahoo! enjoys tremendous benefits doing...[more]

"Optics" -- a popular new buzzword in business circles -- meaning the appearance of things and the impressions made...the optics of this are troubling. There are legal aspects to government officials' behaviors and there are...[more]

So CEOs and "C" suite execs, here's your question of the day --Do we center our organization and develop and refine its group and individual behaviors around a values system -- being truthful, acting from a moral foundation (much...[more]

This opinion piece ("op-ed") by Jesse Jackson in the Chicago Sun-Times is very direct (you know what he is unhappy about) and makes some very powerful arguments. No matter your politics, no matter your ideological compass, no...[more]

As our reader, "lethal at debt prison" (love it!) notes below, folks are nervous about subprime. And with good reason -- this is a very serious situation. [more]

on the posting by a reader: We respect the opinions of our readers who weigh in on news or commentary published here. We invite comments to help readers put stories (and opinions) in context, and to put in public view numerous...[more]

We welcome Kenny Moore to the roster of commentators regularly providing their views on Accountability Central. Kenny is a remarkable individual -- you have to read his book ("CEO and the Monk") to find out more...it's essential...[more]

A few footnotes to the Merrill Lynch / O'Neal story...and CEO compensation in general... As founders and the founding families of today's giant, modern corporations -- the Merrills of Merrill Lynch, the Rockefellers of Standard...[more]