“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
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
Good Enough for Oklahoma, How About Goldman? Good Enough for Oklahoma, How About Goldman?
Democrats could use new restrictive laws in Arizona and Oklahoma as a guide for financial regulation.
Apr 28, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
Democrats Wise Up to Republican Strategy Democrats Wise Up to Republican Strategy
Nation DC Editor Chris Hayes joins The Rachel Maddow Show to discuss the strategy of both parties on Wall Street reform.
Apr 23, 2010 / Nation in the News / The Rachel Maddow Show
Breaking the Banks Breaking the Banks
Can Senate reformers stiffen President Obama's spine in the fight for financial regulatory overhaul?
Apr 22, 2010 / Editorial / William Greider
Is the SEC Up to the Job? Is the SEC Up to the Job?
One of the best kept secrets in Washington is the working of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Does it get the job done? Not even close.
Apr 22, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
The Sanders Standard for Serious Bank Reform The Sanders Standard for Serious Bank Reform
The independent senator from Vermont backs four amendments to make a tepid bill muscular enough to change the way Wall Street does business.
Apr 20, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
Economy is in the Eyes of the Beholder Economy is in the Eyes of the Beholder
Beauty's in the eye of the beholder, especially, apparently, the beauty of bailouts.
Apr 20, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
Greenspan’s Delusions Greenspan’s Delusions
The former Fed chief makes his case: everyone, and no one, is to blame for the financial crisis.
Apr 15, 2010 / Editorial / Chris Hayes