“Deathstar” Amendment Would Gut Consumer Protection “Deathstar” Amendment Would Gut Consumer Protection
Consumer groups won a vital ally—the Obama administration—in their fight to protect the ability of states to regulate and prosecute bad banks. But corporate Democrats i...
May 14, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
A Classic Case of the “Shaggy Defense” A Classic Case of the “Shaggy Defense”
BP, Transocean and Halliburton elude blame one after the other when asked about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
May 12, 2010 / Nation in the News / Chris Hayes
A Classic Case of the “Shaggy Defense” A Classic Case of the “Shaggy Defense”
BP, Transocean and Halliburton elude blame one after the other when asked about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
May 12, 2010 / Video / The Rachel Maddow Show
United We Stand to Audit the Fed United We Stand to Audit the Fed
Nation DC Editor Chris Hayes guest-hosts the Rachel Maddow show and reports on the “remarkable” showing from the Senate as they unanimously voted to audit the Federal...
May 12, 2010 / Nation in the News / Chris Hayes
United We Stand to Audit the Fed United We Stand to Audit the Fed
Nation DC Editor Chris Hayes guest-hosts the Rachel Maddow show and reports on the “remarkable” showing from the Senate as they unanimously voted to audit the Federal R...
May 12, 2010 / Video / The Rachel Maddow Show
Chase’s Foreclosure Disgrace Chase’s Foreclosure Disgrace
Three working homeowners in Queens faced foreclosure—and JP Morgan Chase refused to modify their mortgages. Now they've brought a lawsuit, and the bank is suddenly respo...
May 11, 2010 / Greg Kaufmann
Senate Votes to Audit the Fed Senate Votes to Audit the Fed
After years of being dismissed and disregarded, the "Audit the Fed" movement—with a remarkable left-right coalition—wins a 96-0 vote in the Senate.
May 11, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
Predatory Lending: New Cop on the Beat Predatory Lending: New Cop on the Beat
Congressman Jerrold Nadler chairs a hearing to examine the DOJ's prosecution of predatory lending.
Apr 30, 2010 / The Notion / Greg Kaufmann
Goldman on the Stand Goldman on the Stand
It was the Perry Mason moment in the unraveling of what was left of Goldman Sachs' reputation.
Apr 28, 2010 / Robert Scheer
BP’s boosting profits while belching oil. BP’s boosting profits while belching oil.
Even as a BP oil rig spills oil into the Gulf of Mexico, wind farms are opening up possibilities for alternative energy.
Apr 27, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders