How Obama Can Hold Banks Accountable How Obama Can Hold Banks Accountable
Only a federal investigation can get to the bottom of what happened in the housing bubble—and get a fair deal for homeowners.
Jan 17, 2012 / Video / Robert B. Reich
Fair and Unfair Attacks on Romney’s Record at Bain Fair and Unfair Attacks on Romney’s Record at Bain
That Romney laid off workers should not be treated as a bad thing. That Romney opposes a social safety net for the workers he laid off should.
What Will it Take to Overturn ‘Citizens United’? What Will it Take to Overturn ‘Citizens United’?
How can we stop money from running our elections?
Jan 9, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Corporate Profits Up. Taxes Not. Corporate Profits Up. Taxes Not.
Corporate profits rose to a record $1.97 trillion in the third quarter of 2011. Corporate income tax payments did not. But it's not a matter of “Honey, I Shrunk Corporate Tax...
Jan 6, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders
Teddy Roosevelt Would Recess Appoint Cordray as Wall St. Watchdog Teddy Roosevelt Would Recess Appoint Cordray as Wall St. Watchdog
A majority of senators want the former Ohio attorney general to head the Consumer Financial Products Bureau. The president should use a recess appointment to make it so.
Dec 8, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
29 Miners and Massey’s Coal Crimes 29 Miners and Massey’s Coal Crimes
$209 million isn't enough. Revoke Massey's corporate charter.
Dec 8, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Hold Banks Accountable! Hold Banks Accountable!
In contrast to Obama’s go-easy approach, officials like Eric Schneiderman and Martha Coakley are insisting on vigorous prosecution of bankers.
Dec 7, 2011 / Editorial / The Editors
It’s Accountability Time for Banks and Wall Street It’s Accountability Time for Banks and Wall Street
The bailouts were worse than we thought.
Dec 6, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Anti-‘Too Big to Fail’ Jon Huntsman Nails Romney as Wall Street’s Man Anti-‘Too Big to Fail’ Jon Huntsman Nails Romney as Wall Street’s Man
Taking the position of former Senator Russ Feingold, former Utah governor positions himself as the anti-bankster candidate -- and a serious alternative to over-the-top corporatism ...
Nov 30, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Judge to SEC: Don’t Let Wall Street Off the Hook Judge to SEC: Don’t Let Wall Street Off the Hook
A federal judge’s ruling in an SEC settlement with Citigroup might strengthen regulation of the financial sector.
Nov 29, 2011 / Blog / George Zornick