Video: Elaine Bernard: Anti-Union Laws = Harder to Organize.

As the economic crisis deepens, many economists have pointed to low wages, lack of real as one of the root causes of the current economic crisis, consumer debt, the result thereof.

So why are wages so low in the United States?

Clearly, connected partly at least is the lack of unionization.

Video (5min 39sec): Credit Card Industry Defeated for Now.

Hidden penalties, sudden interest rate hikes, and deceptive language are just a few of the questionable tactics used by credit card companies to extract money from increasingly stressed consumers.

Now, some on Capitol Hill are trying to regulate the more abusive practices.

With bills actually moving through both houses of Congress, the credit card lobby is finding itself on the defensive, and turning out in force to oppose the legislation.

Video (3min 36sec): Inside the US? You might not feel this as much as Global Americans. If Peter Schiff is right, buy gold = good idea.

"The Dollar is Gonna Drop Like a Stone" - Peter Schiff.

On April 1st, the US Dollar buys 50.825 Rupees.

In each country there's a 'Buck'. 1 American 'Buck' equals 50+ Indian 'Bucks'. Euros are "Bucks" for Europeans. Rounds are 'Bucks' for Brits.

The 'Buck' is like a common denominator - like how much you pay for a coffee or chai, the price of your meal and so on. So a rate of fifty to 1 helps Expats in India a lot, right now.

Video (10min 29sec): Robert McChesney on "The Death and Life of Great American Newspapers".

The New York Times and Washington Post have become the latest newspapers to announce plans to downsize their staffs.

As papers across the country continue to fold or downsize, policy officials and experts are contemplating a series of proposals to help newspapers stay afloat.

On Capitol Hill, Democratic Senator Benjamin Cardin of Maryland has introduced the Newspaper Revitalization Act.