Financial reform bill emerges from committee, but is it any good?
I know that a number of consumer groups and unions are coming forward to support the financial reform bill that came out of conference committee on Friday. Among those singing the praises of the bill...
View ArticleThings aren’t looking good for Elizabeth Warren… now’s the time to act
According to the folks at Talking Points Memo, it doesn’t look likely that Elizabeth Warren with get the nomination to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Agency that she’s been championing so...
View ArticleObama announces economic plan, states he will not renew Bush tax cuts for the...
As scheduled, Obama spoke about the economy in Cleveland today. While he formally unveiled the major new incentives and infrastructure projects that we discussed here last night, the big news came when...
View ArticleWhy I love Elizabeth Warren
I’ve been posting a lot of doom and gloom stuff recently, but, truth is, there are some good things happening in the United States for the middle class. For one, we were able to launch the Consumer...
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Shadow Art Fair live blog
2:51 AM: Was just chased from a drag show by a screaming woman wielding a cupcake. Not sure what else to say. Seems like a pretty appropriate end to the day, though… Oh, we ended up locating Donald’s...
View ArticleIt looks like Elizabeth Warren will run against Scott Brown for Senate
Well, it looks like Elizabeth Warren has made up her mind to run for the Senate. She just posted the followning note to progressive message board called Blue Mass Group. Growing up, every decision for...
View ArticleElizabeth Warren… the woman who knew too much
Vanity Fair has a great feature on the troubled history of the Customer Financial Protection Bureau, and the forces on Wall Street, in Congress, and inside the White House that ultimately alligned...
View ArticleRepublicans gut Dodd Frank Act, killing efforts to protect American citizens...
On July 21, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act into law. The legislation, written by Congressman Barney Frank, and Chairman of the Senate...
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