Topic: George Bailey
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Can we reinvent the banking industry?
That's the question raised by Laurence Kotlikoff's book, Jimmy Stewart is Dead, which takes readers from a clear-eyed examination of the current financial crisis to radical proposals for banking and financial regulation.
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Wall Street bad, Main Street good? That's too simple.
It's fashionable to blame America's economic problems on the financial industry. But the truth is that both Wall Street and Main Street got caught in the bubble mentality.
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Wonderful life indeed
A Christian Science perspective.
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My George Bailey epiphany
‘It’s a wonderful life’ was required viewing at Christmas. Finally, one year, I saw its true mastery.
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As big banks falter, community banks do fine
Unlike banks on Wall Street, these smaller banks didn’t invest in risky mortgage-backed securities or complex derivatives.
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Sometimes total strangers know us best of all
His wife may not agree, but he has been called an 'angel' and a 'star.'
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Opinion: Living through 'It's a Wonderful Life'
Beyond what our family lost this year, there was so much we gained.
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The Monitor's View: It's a wonderful lift
Taxpayers must temporarily own a chunk of Wall Street to reset the trust at the heart of free markets.
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No longer so incensed about incentivized
In the wake of the Wall Street bailout deal, the Monitor's language columnist considers the vocabulary of motivation.
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Verbal energy: 'Making a difference' this spring
A turn of phrase we use all the time raises a question it doesn't quite answer.
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