by Zach Carter | Oct 28, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
The New York Times should be embarrassed. This morning, the paper of record published an outrageous hit-piece on Raj Date, one of the most effective consumer advocates in the nation. The article completely misconstrues Date's work on financial reform, ignores his...
by Zach Carter | Oct 28, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
It's been pretty well-documented that the ultimate fate of Wall Street reform will depend on a series of highly technical proceedings at federal regulatory agencies. If regulators adopt tough new rules, the financial overhaul could succeed well beyond the expectations...
by Terrance Heath | Oct 27, 2010 | Blog
Still looking for a reason to vote? Here's a three word answer: health care reform. I'm not sure why Democrats aren't running on it, but it's a big step towards "change we can believe in" — the kind that some 66,882,230 (53% of the popular vote...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Oct 27, 2010 | Blog
Wall Street, conventional wisdom has it, likes legislative gridlock. Stock prices tend to go up when Election Day results in the two major parties splitting power. As a USA Today story recently noted, “In the words of many Wall Street analysts and economists: Gridlock...