For those unaware, the state of Alabama faces an immediate deficit of around $265 million with a longer-term $700 million due. Unlike the federal government, which can issue debt through various treasuries,...

I have a confession: I am “that girl” when it comes to advising. That girl who has had her DegreeWorks planned for graduation since freshman year. I book my advising appointment in the first weeks...

With the background of a national unemployment rate at 9.1 percent and confidence in the economy at an all time low, President Barack Obama introduced his long awaited plan to Congress on Sept. 12. In...

There are several different explanations for the current recession. Some say the market is inherently unstable, some blame deregulation, and others blame the Federal Reserve. How are we supposed to know...

The idea behind the minimum wage is to help low income workers by using the power of the state to threaten to imprison people who create a labor contract with a wage lower than whatever the government...