by Robert Borosage | Jan 19, 2010 | Blog
On the heels of Elizabeth Warren's rallying cry for a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Campaign for America's Future called on our supporters to join the fight. The following call to action was sent to our supporters today. *** The struggle to control the big...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 15, 2010 | Blog
The Wall Street Journal reports that Sen Chris Dodd, chair of the Senate Banking Committee, is thinking of abandoning the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, the centerpiece of Obama finanical reforms designed to create an independent watchdog to protect consumers...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 14, 2010 | Blog
Yes, the apostle of free markets, the scourge of regulation and taxation, the bastion of nutcase supply side economics – the Wall Street Journal editorial page – has come out foresquare for more regulation… For Haiti, at least. The Journal editorial contrasts the toll...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 5, 2010 | Blog
Smith Bagley passed away on Saturday, felled by a stroke on Christmas Eve. I was honored to count him a supporter and a friend. Smith is celebrated for his remarkable generosity; his commitment to social justice and to the Democratic Party. His Arca Foundation is...
by Robert Borosage | Dec 30, 2009 | Blog
Health care reform suffered the torments of partisan obstruction. Now gird yourself for financial reform and the perils of bipartisan blight. In health care, lockstep Republican opposition caused months of delay, and empowered the likes of Connecticut's embittered...