In this story Dragonfly group apparently managed to take screen grabs of command and control machines Well-known group said to be Russian by U.S. government Employees fell for phishing It started off as a fake invitation to a New Year’s Eve party, emailed to energy section employees. It ended with […]
In this story ‘Ending’ DACA is just political theater, but it’s really cruel to the people who suffer the impacts People who entered America as children have committed no crime; there is no justification for calling them ‘illegals’ Proprietorial discretion is a long-standing element of US justice. And if you’ve […]
In this story The Department of Education will no longer play nice with the consumer-friendly CFPB on student loan complaints It could get harder to complain about problems repaying student loans The move follows a pattern of industry-friendly steps, including putting a former exec at a disgraced for-profit school as […]
In this story New apps aim to cut down on accidental overdrafts and cash flow issues. Will the apps end up like Payday loans, or a better deal? Steps you can take without needing an app Remember when banks feared that new consumer protections would make it harder to charge […]
It’s Labor Day. I hope you aren’t working this weekend. Far too many Americans will be. And thanks to a court decision this week, millions of them will continue to work over, for free. Before the court ruling, and what the Trump administration might do about it, let’s talk about […]
Now is as good a time as any to talk about America’s failing infrastructure, and the possibility that President Donald Trump could make good on a promise to rebuild America. Once upon a time, the United States faced down an existential crisis by making massive investments in its people and […]
America is about to learn, again, the sad insurance lessons of wind vs. water. When hurricanes hit, standard homeowners insurance covers damage caused by wind — a tree blown down on a house, for example — but not damage caused by water from flooding. Only homeowners who pay extra for […]
I’ve written several times about the connection between domestic violence and mass murder. Nearly every time a heinous event involving a mass shooting occurs, the murderer has a history of violence at home. We just had a chilling reminder of this in Charlottesville — James Alex Fields, who drove through […]
Bob’s note: Getting justice, and fairness, doesn’t involve getting mad, or getting even: It involves knowing the law. Few things scare misbehaving corporations more than consumers who know their rights. This new series with consumer attorney Jeff Carton of Denlea & Carton will try to give you some basic tools so […]
Con men always need a dance partner. I’ve spent 25 years writing about scams, and I’ve interviewed 1,000s of victims. I’ve talked to 90-somethings who are sure a woman (or man) in Nigeria loves them and just needs money for a flight home. To people who are sure that […]
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