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Foreclosuregate Fallout How Bad Can It Get For Wall Street
Foreclosure fraud is ruffling a lot of feathers on Wall Street, and while the full scope of losses remains unclear, even major banks are now acknowledging that this is a multi-billion-dollar disaster, not just a set of minor paperwork headaches. So how bad will it get...
Banker-Run Third Way Opposes Foreclosure Moratorium On Banks
The so-called “centrists” at Third Way Foundation have come out against a national foreclosure moratorium, but like many of Third Way’s policies, there’s nothing centrist about their opposition. Third Way is simply throwing American homeowners under the bus in the...
Why are we Talking about Social Security Privatization in the Midterm Elect
It’s amazing that Social Security is again on the republican party chopping block after George W. Bush’s failed strategy to privatize the system for about 9 months after the 2004 election. Some permutation of Bush's plan is under discussion in no less than...
Pictures of MERS Part 1 Corporate Documents Illustrate the Mortgage Shell Game
At the center of the foreclosure fraud crisis lies something called "MERS," which is usually described in news reports as a computer system and database. But a thorough review of the company's publicly available documents show it's much more than that. We reviewed...
Progressive Breakfast - 10/20/2010
Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to affect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. Tea Party Plan: No Minimum Wage, No...
The Populists Tackle China’s Currency Manipulation
In advance of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s visit to China tomorrow, members of the House Populist Caucus today issued a statement urging him to release a determination on Chinese currency manipulation. The Populist Caucus includes: Reps. Bruce Braley (D-IA),...
Congress Tackles Clean Energy Tax Incentives
Scott Boos at the Alliance for American Manufacturing has published an analysis of Congressional efforts to boost domestic clean energy technology and producton... Yesterday, the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing to “examine the effectiveness of current...
Census Bureau Purchasing Components Made Overseas
The Census has been purchasing promotional materials for Census 2010 that were manufactured overseas, and Congressman Dan Lipinski (D-IL) is not happy about it.
Clean Energy Manufacturing Jobs & Earth Day 40th Anniversary
On Thursday, April 22, 2010, the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, groups representing workers, industry, and environmental groups will be lobbying Senate offices, urging members to support policies that ensure American manufacturing capacity is used to meet the...
the truth of the unemployment
When will we learn that outsourcing to China proves hazardous to our health?... The Miley Cyrus line of bracelets and necklaces contain toxic levels of cadmium. As the Associated Press and USA Today are reporting, the jewelry (which was made in China) is dangerous to...
