by Bill Scher | Oct 8, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
It's been 20 months since Barack Obama was inaugurated, and two months since Wall Street reform was signed into law, and two weeks since Elizabeth Warren was appointed to set up the first agency designed to protect consumers of financial products. It may be in vogue...
by Zach Carter | Oct 8, 2010 | Blog, Economy, Financial Reform
I attended two big economic gatherings this week, one on financial reform organized by finance blogger Mike Konczal for The Roosevelt Institute, another on the economic outlook, presented by the American Enterprise Institute. Each event was depressing in its own...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 8, 2010 | Blog, Economy
Just a short note here, to repeat and amplify what Krugman said: And right now, by any rational calculation, would be an especially good time to improve the nation’s infrastructure. We have the need: our roads, our rail lines, our water and sewer systems are...
by Alex Lawson | Oct 7, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
Editor's Note: We're publishing a series of "Making Sense" fact sheets on key economic issues to help you win the debate on the core issues facing middle-class families. Each fact sheet contains information, talking points and resources you can use to make the case...
by Zach Carter | Oct 7, 2010 | Blog
I'll have plenty to say about the escalating foreclosure fraud scandal later this week. For now: This is a big, big deal. It isn't a clerical error, it's an aggressive attempt to slap borrowers with thousands of dollars in illegal fees for the luxury of being...
by Zach Carter | Oct 7, 2010 | Blog
UPDATE: President Obama vetoed the foreclosure fraud bailout this afternoon, but plenty of other battles are already raging. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., is calling for Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and the newly-established Financial Stability Oversight Council...
