by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 2, 2016 | Financial Reform
BREAKING: @DWStweets just sold out families by siding with predatory lenders on new bill H.R. 4018 #StopTheDebtTrap pic.twitter.com/UypazK6Gyf— NPA (@NPAction) March 1, 2016 Consider this number: $8.2 billion. What could families living in depressed communities...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Feb 26, 2016 | Election 2016, Financial Reform
Four people who have been at the center of some of the nation's biggest Wall Street scandals have come together to send a message to the 2016 presidential candidates: Pledge to stand against Wall Street fraud and corruption – not just with words, but with the kind of...
by Stephen Lerner | Feb 9, 2016 | Blog, Democracy, Economy, Financial Reform, Progressive Vision
Hedge funds and their billionaire managers offer up a powerful symbol of the forces that are driving America’s political and economic inequality. Getting the names and faces of these hedge fund billionaires before the public can help us tell a vivid story of what’s...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 8, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Financial Reform
Secretary Hillary Clinton has accepted millions in "speaking fees" and campaign contributions from interest groups – most notably Wall Street firms – that she will be in a position to help or hurt as president. She promises that the money will not influence her if she...
by Richard Long | Feb 3, 2016 | Financial Reform
If the adage, "Those that do not learn history are doomed to repeat it" is true, what would happen if the lessons learned did not change your behavior? What if bad behavior was rewarded? Can we take steps to ensure that we have learned, and our history will not repeat...
by Phil Angelides | Feb 2, 2016 | Blog, Financial Reform
Five years ago at this time, the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) presented President Obama and Congress with its final report on what caused the 2008 financial meltdown that devastated our economy and millions of American families. The report concluded that...
