Friday Morning Links

• Christina Romer leaving the White House.  She seems like a very well-intentioned person who was put in an extremely difficult position with our nation's Economic woes, largely caused by the "W" Bush adminsitration.  I think she probably did many positive things and hard work for this country that will largely go unrecognized and under-appreciated.  This blog salutes her and hopes she can have personal time with her family now. From "The Swamp"
• The "common man" (or common woman??) fighting against a system tilted in favor of big-bloated banks which want to suck people dry of all they have.  Zeenat Ali, a very intelligent girl and a hero for her family and others fighting against the despotic banks.  Saving her family from foreclosure. Los Angeles Times
• An interesting article on interest rates on longer-term CDs (certificates of deposit) being cut by the large banks.  Worth the read.  From Tom Petruno of the Los Angeles Times
• A solid breakdown of Basel III from Douglas J. Elliot of Brookings Institute.  If you don't know what Basel III is or understand it, this is the perfect paper for you.
• Very informative story on debt collection and the methods of debt collection from New York Times.  Recommended if you have creditors chasing you. Know your rights.
• In the past I have been a big fan of Economist Alan Blinder.  I may have to rethink that based on this article.  I am very disappointed in Mr. Blinder on this.  I guess the system slowly twists peoples. From Huffington Post
• Very compelling and moving video story from Russia.  Highly recommended.  Short commercial you must wait through at the start.  From NYT, but a big big hat tip to Rachel Maddow for this.
• Our Female Vision of The Day.  Maya or "M.I.A." Remember to scroll down a little after the jump.  From GQ magazine. Have a good weekend, and play safe kids.