by Richard Eskow | May 25, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
A group of Democratic representatives has joined consumer groups- along with prominent figures like Dr. Phil (yes, that Dr. Phil) - in calling on the President to make a "recess appointment" of Elizabeth Warren. That will allow her to get to work running the new...
by Richard Eskow | May 25, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
The post-bin Laden afterglow is fading. Those video clips of his home movies seem like scenes from a reality show, not glimpses of an Existential Threat. It's the master terrorist as an addled Ozzy Osbourne, minus the Beverly Hills couturiers and groomers. And while a...
by Richard Eskow | May 25, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
The bankers are endangering innocent people, their pals are roughing up the law, and the people who should be helping out are sitting on the sidelines doing nothing You can almost hear Tex Ritter singing "Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darlin'," the theme song from High...
by Brian Dockstader | May 24, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
“There is only one person who should lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and that is the brilliant advocate who championed it, the remarkable administrator who has helped get it off the ground, and the middle class champion who will make it work – Elizabeth...
by Robert Borosage | May 17, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform, Making it in America
Less than a week after launching his presidential campaign, Newt Gingrich's candidacy has already been declared "done" and "over" by conservative pundit Charles Krauthammer. Gingrich's mouth—always faster than his brain—has been gorging on his...
by Richard Eskow | May 16, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
In a piece called "Wall Street: Not Guilty," financial columnist Roger Lowenstein attempts to defend Wall Street against allegations that it's a viper's nest of rampant criminality. His mischaracterization, mockery, and vague suggestions of McCarthyism are strident,...
