Toyota's newest recalls involve faulty sticky accelerator pedals, hesitant
braking on bumpy roads and power steering lapses.   There have been
internal investigations within Toyota ongoing since April of 2003
originating with unwanted acceleration incidents.

It is a sad fact that certain large corporations knowingly manufacture products that aren’t safe because they want to cut costs and make lots of money. The only way to stop them is to hold them accountable for their actions. These massive companies know it is easier to pay a claim then fix a problem.

The past few months have been filled with story after story about an increase in unemployment rates, an increase in foreclosures, and a decrease in credit lending.  So what has changed since Wall Street Banks received their billions in government bailout? NOTHING!  Are we fooling ourselves into believing that the next few months will be different?...

As tempers heat up surrounding President Obama’s Supreme Court Justice nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, conservatives are accusing President Obama of “identity” politics.  In President Obama’s own speeches during his campaign, he vowed to usher America into a new post-racial age...

At the heels of two historical accounting scandals, WorldCom and Enron, our country once again falls victim to a financial quagmire. It is no secret that investments into billions of dollars of sub-prime mortgages have shaken the economy into a recession due to the inabilities of banks and investors alike to meet their debt obligations...

Six companies have agreed to stop manufacturing baby bottles that contain Bisphenol-A, a chemical some studies suggest may be harmful to infants.

Attorneys general from Connecticut, Delaware and New Jersey sent letters last October to 11 companies, asking them to stop using the chemical.

Confidence among U.S. consumers reached a 29 year low this month as job loss rates continue to escalate and home values persist to fall with no expected upturn in consumer spending in the near future. Analysts are expecting rough conditions for the next two quarters and many see our economy heading toward its’ worst year since the Great Depression.

While employee pension funds are on the decline or in serious trouble, some high power executives are devising creative ways to increase the value of a CEO's pension, sometimes amounting to millions of dollars.  This is largely due to a recent change in federal disclosure rules that help the executives increase their payments at the same time as lobbying tactics by business owners help to lower pension payments for ordinary workers.

According to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), Morgan Keegan allowed certain clients to make trades in mutual funds after the close of the market. This practice is known as “late trading” and is prohibited by the SEC. Reports of late-trading and short sales surrounded Morgan Keegan...