by Robert Borosage | Aug 7, 2013 | Federal Reserve Chair, Financial Reform
The chattering classes are fascinated by the Republicans’ internecine battle to redefine the party in the wake of the George W. Bush calamity and the Mitt Romney defeat — from Senator Rand Paul’s revolt against the neoconservative foreign policy, to intellectuals...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 28, 2013 | Federal Reserve Chair, Financial Reform
It’s a real-life disaster movie, one that’s left neighborhoods in ruins all across the country, killed thousands of people, and ruined millions of lives. You might call it a “Banknado.” Yes, we know the “Sharknado” craze ended about ten days ago. The sci-fi movie’s...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 25, 2013 | Federal Reserve Chair, Financial Reform
Whoever said, “What you don’t know can’t hurt you” doesn’t know much about economics. That goes double for the nomination of Lawrence Summers to head the Federal Reserve. For all the ink that's been spilled on the topic, there’s at least one surprise ending people...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 24, 2013 | Federal Reserve Chair, Financial Reform
Larry Summers for the Fed? Seriously? There are better choices for Federal Reserve chair; in particular, Janet Yellen is more than qualified and would do a great job. Ezra Klein writes in, "Right now, Larry Summers is the front-runner for Fed chair," "The word among...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 24, 2013 | Federal Reserve Chair, Financial Reform
Sheila Bair, the former chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and one of the few insider voices of sanity in the midst of the 2008 financial crisis, made the case for Federal Reserve vice chair Janet Yellen to replace Ben Bernanke as Fed chair when his...
