People, Politics, and Profits: The Ties that Bind Main Street, the Beltway, and Wall Street

This commentary is an attempt to provide a look at some of the realities that have evolved as people and organizations reexamine their everyday decisions in the contexts of shifting institutional priorities, changing global dynamics, underfunded public expenditures, and perhaps hidden agendas.

In my discussion on "Main Street America," I offer an overview of the shifts taking place as families and enterprises adapt to a new normal for their lives. "A Shift By and For the People" looks at how...