Rik Hafer

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 9, 2011 - A platoon of Occupy St. Louis demonstrators was on a protest stroll from Kiener Plaza…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 2, 2011 - After weeks of speeches, posturing and negotiations, Congress has finally raised the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 7, 2010 - With one eye on the growing deficit and another on the still-sluggish economy,…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 10, 2009 - While the House and Senate get down to work on a compromise between their two…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 1, 2008 - To construct a global financial meltdown, start with some building blocks called…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: September 15, 2008 - Venerable financial names are being swallowed or going broke, the stock market…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: July 16, 2008 - St. Louis' unemployment numbers may not be as bad as they soundEvery month, the…