Regulations

Campaign Cash, Corruption, Corporate Power Campaign Cash, Corruption, Corporate Power

Campaign cash—we're drowning in a flood of it. As Katrina vanden Heuvel noted yesterday on GRITtv, this is on track to be a $5 billion election—and it's not over.

Oct 26, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders

Larry Summers: Goodbye To All That Larry Summers: Goodbye To All That

The Devil we know certainly has friends. Time for other voices to be raised, loud, fast.

Sep 22, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders

There Will Be ‘Hell to Pay’ If Elizabeth Warren Does Not Have Real Power There Will Be ‘Hell to Pay’ If Elizabeth Warren Does Not Have Real Power

Progressives worry that Obama is being "coy" about the authority he has handed the consumer champion. They're right to worry, and to keep the pressure on.

Sep 17, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

The Poverty Nation Washington Built The Poverty Nation Washington Built

The massive job losses between 2008 and 2009 were surely the biggest factor in the record poverty numbers the Census just reported. But those harrowing months were neither the be...

Sep 17, 2010 / The Notion / Kai Wright

After Summers Comes the Fall After Summers Comes the Fall

Lawrence Summers should be fired for the part he played in bringing about the financial crisis that cost so many Americans their jobs.

Sep 15, 2010 / Robert Scheer

For Digital Democracy

For Digital Democracy For Digital Democracy

It’s hard to get charged up for a fight on behalf of net “neutrality.” But decisions made now about how we communicate online could warp every political debate in...

Aug 26, 2010 / Editorial / The Editors

Barney Frank Reformed Wall Street. Next Up, the Pentagon? Barney Frank Reformed Wall Street. Next Up, the Pentagon?

The president praises House Financial Services Committee chair Barney Frank for getting financial reforms passed. Now, Obama should embrace Frank's call to reduce defense spending ...

Jul 21, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

The Case For Elizabeth Warren The Case For Elizabeth Warren

As the bankers and corporate lobbyists fight to diminish new financial regulation, Elizabeth Warren—leading activist and thinker in favor of reform—should be the top co...

Jul 20, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Challenging “High Road” Contracting Challenging “High Road” Contracting

 This is what must make it hard for people working inside the Obama administration. No sooner does the White House start talking up something good, than it does something bad.

Mar 5, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders

Obama’s Pro-Union Nominations to Labor Relations Board Stalled Obama’s Pro-Union Nominations to Labor Relations Board Stalled

If Obama's appointees to the National Labor Relations Board are confirmed, the agency could offer workers more protections than the Employee Free Choice Act.

Jan 20, 2010 / Feature / Steven Hill and Dmitri Iglitzin

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