Financial Crisis Inquiry Kicks into High Gear
Greg Kaufmann : U.S. Economy
Americans want to know what went wrong during last year's economic meltdown. The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission will find the answers.
2009
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The Money Man's Best Friend
William Greider : Democratic Party
Blue Dog Democrats are undermining prospects for financial-industry regulation and reform.
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Fixing Too Big To Fail
Mike Konczal : U.S. Economy
How well will Representative Barney Frank's proposed regulatory reform legislation address the "too big to fail" problem?
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The Heart of Wall Street
Greg Kaufmann : Corporate Influence in Washington
It's undeniable that pay czar Kenneth Feinberg has had an impact on compensation at bailed-out firms. But it's equally clear that the casino culture that created this mess remains untouched.
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Deficit Hawk Hysteria
William Greider : U.S. Economy
The time to pay down the deficit will come only after the economy recovers.
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Break Up the Banks
The Editors : Banks & Banking
To reform the financial sector, we must break up "too big to fail" conglomerates and reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act.
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Memo to Investigators: Dig Deep
William Greider : Ethical Economics
The first step toward lasting financial reform is to identify the roots of the crisis.
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Obama's False Reform
William Greider
Congress should step up its investigations of the roots of the financial crisis and slow down the rush to weak solutions--especially the empowerment of the Federal Reserve.
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Bucking the Banks
Christopher Hayes : Banks & Banking
How can we expect the experts to reform the financial system when it's experts who got us into this mess to begin with?
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Foreclosure Fiasco
Robert Scheer : Banks & Banking
The Bush-Obama strategy of throwing trillions at the banks to solve the mortgage crisis is a huge bust. Will the president be able to extricate us from this mess?
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Thievery Under TARP
Robert Scheer
We're being robbed. A scathing report by the Treasury Department's inspector general says the TARP program is mismanaged and rife with potential fraud.
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Ethics Under TARP
Nicholas von Hoffman : U.S. Economy
As government takes a larger role in business, political skills may matter more than business acumen. And ethics? Not so much.
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A Revolution in Spirit
Benjamin R. Barber
The economic crisis requires a radical response--not revved-up consumerism.
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A House-Poor Nation
Adam Doster
Without significant federal action, affordable housing will become increasingly out of reach.
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Foreclosure Fightback
Ben Ehrenreich
Activists demand a foreclosure freeze, renegotiated loans and a bailout for all.
2008
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Can Obama Stay the Course?
Robert Scheer : US Foreign Policy
As he drives his team of retreads, the challenge for Obama is to remain the agent of change who electrified the nation.
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