by Zach Carter | Jun 17, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
The tough derivatives overhaul proposed by Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., has emerged as the key fight in Wall Street reform. That status is well-deserved. Despite Lincoln's record as a stooge for corporate executives, she is pushing what is by far the most significant...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 17, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
Corporate lobbyist Lanny Davis, former legal counsel for President Clinton, is launching his own firm next week, and he is previewing his tactics with a slimy and erroneous diatribe against progressives in general and against the Campaign for America's Future in...
by Zach Carter | Jun 17, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
As the House and Senate publicly iron out their differences on Wall Street reform during conference committee, the most important aspect of the overhaul is gaining strength behind the scenes. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., is standing firm on her tough derivatives...
by Zach Carter | Jun 15, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
5:15 It is generally bad news that Barney Frank is backing this effort to gut the Franken amendment. That's the only serious reform effort on the table today, and for Frank to be coming out against it implies that he's much more willing to do Wall Street's dirty work...
by Zach Carter | Jun 10, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
Conference Committee negotiations on Wall Street reform begin today, with several key battles still unresolved. Thanks to intense progressive pressure, those negotiations are going to be televised live. You can watch the sessions on the web right here, using a stream...
by Richard Eskow | Jun 7, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
We're here at AFN - the America's Future Now conference - liveblogging a session called "Curbing Wall Street: Strategies Going Forward." It's a subject close to our heart. The panelists are Heather McGhee from Demos, Heather Booth from Americans for Financial Reform,...
