Drunk-driving mom Diane Schuler's tale is tragic, but her behavior is more understandable than we'd like to admit
By Susan Cheever Aug 12, 2009
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Americans put the brakes on spending, again, in September. And why not? The weather out there is frightful
By Andrew Leonard
October 30, 2009
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She was once in the program but says she's got no problem. Can that be true?
By Cary Tennis
October 19, 2009
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Recovering alcoholic Rachael Brownell talks about cocktail play dates, sobriety and the tragedy of Diane Schuler
By Frieda Klotz
August 10, 2009
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I didn't tell anyone I was addicted to pills. For a long time, I didn't even tell myself
By Lisa Carver
August 10, 2009
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Existing home sales take a big jump, but that's not the indicator we should be watching
By Andrew Leonard
October 23, 2009
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Economic growth could be on a serious rebound. If so, new hiring will follow
By Andrew Leonard
October 19, 2009
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I desperately want to stay sober, but the social part is wigging me out!
By Cary Tennis
October 5, 2009
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Americans started spending more in August. But why not, with the government shoveling cash at them to buy cars?
By Andrew Leonard
October 1, 2009
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He's helping me, I guess, but he cuts me no slack and takes my wife's side
By Cary Tennis
September 17, 2009
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Stock indexes and oil prices hit new 2009 highs. Investors are feeling their oats. Too bad for the rest of us
By Andrew Leonard
August 21, 2009
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He's hiding drinks and breaking things, and I don't know what to say
By Cary Tennis
August 12, 2009
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Signs of life in the new home construction numbers? Investors seem to think so. But maybe they're "innumerate"
By Andrew Leonard
July 17, 2009
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It's two years later, I've been to rehab, but what do I say in the job interview?
By Cary Tennis
May 7, 2009
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Happy days are here again. Stock market investors haven't been so giddy since the depths of the worst economic contraction in U.S. history!
By Andrew Leonard
April 2, 2009
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My friend used to be brilliant and troubled. Now she's fine and ... dull.
By Cary Tennis
March 19, 2009
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It's not just conservatives who want to ensure money isn't wasted. Taxpayers on the ground need to be involved in picking projects that get the most bang for every buck.
By Angela Glover Blackwell
March 2, 2009
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The stimulus package includes $8 billion for high speed rail, thanks in part to the Senator from Nevada, Harry Reid
By Andrew Leonard
February 12, 2009
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Let Republicans act clueless while Obama rallies the country around school construction and aid to locals, and wins back higher ground.
By Joan Walsh
February 11, 2009
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The Obama economic advisor points out that Republicans don't have much authority to lecture on history. The RNC chairman immediately proves Summers' point.
By Andrew Leonard
February 9, 2009
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A budget expert argues Obama will be able to boost spending on his recovery plan in the near future, regardless of Republican opposition. But is his team really that smart?
By Andrew Leonard
February 9, 2009
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We're both in recovery and we have a daughter -- I wish we could be closer.
By Cary Tennis
January 30, 2009
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Shouldn't I be further along by now? Shouldn't I be out of survival mode?
By Cary Tennis
January 22, 2009
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Having lost his job, my best friend needs to hear the truth.
By Cary Tennis
January 7, 2009
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I gave up everything to take care of my spouse after he suffered a brain injury. But would I also lose myself?
By Alix Kates Shulman
September 17, 2008
"How could she?" Well, I have a theory
Return of the rational consumer
I'm sober and dating a drinker
Mothers who drink
My life in Xanax
Making every stimulus dollar work
Party on, GOP
My husband, the invalid
Glenn Greenwald
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