by Bill Scher | Aug 23, 2012 | Blog, Financial Reform
This week's Public Policy Polling poll showing Republican Sen. Scott Brown opening up a 5-point lead over Consumer Financial Protection Bureau architect Elizabeth Warren will certainly be a wake-up call to her campaign and her supporters. But will she, and we, draw...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 31, 2012 | Blog, Economy, Financial Reform
If a filibuster happens in the forest and no one is told about it, did it really happen? The GOP is said to be ready to filibuster the bill extending jobless benefits today. Will this be reported as the national emergency that it is? Will this be reported as a...
by Bill Scher | Jul 6, 2012 | Blog, Financial Reform
The following is an excerpt of an article published by Grist. Recently The New York Times published my op-ed “How Liberals Win,” in which I argued that throughout American history, liberal advancements have been mainly achieved with corporate support, and...
by Leo Gerard | Jun 19, 2012 | Blog, Financial Reform
The Romney v. Obama economic smack down in Ohio last Thursday failed to deliver half the punch of remarks the men made earlier in the week. President Obama said the nation must focus on the public sector, which continues to lay off thousands of teachers, cops and...
by Radhika Raman | Jun 8, 2012 | Blog, Financial Reform
Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., former CFTC chair Brooksley Born and others are none too happy about the 2013 financial services appropriations bill. President Obama had requested $308 million for the Commodities and Futures Trade Commission, an amount that House...
by Robert Borosage | Jun 6, 2012 | Blog, Financial Reform
That Gov. Scott Walker survived the recall in Wisconsin is a tragic setback for the stunning citizen’s movement that challenged his extremist agenda in Wisconsin. Its implications are likely to be exaggerated by the right, and underplayed by progressives. Here are...
