Economics

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 / Laura Flanders

More Than Reform For Subprime Hurt More Than Reform For Subprime Hurt

How the sub-prime rip off results in transferring wealth out of minority America more than ever before, and how the bill proposed by Congress will not fix this.

Apr 28, 2010 / 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 / The Rachel Maddow Show

Breaking the Banks

Breaking the Banks Breaking the Banks

Can Senate reformers stiffen President Obama's spine in the fight for financial regulatory overhaul?

Apr 22, 2010 / 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 / Laura Flanders

Europe’s Answer to Wall Street Europe’s Answer to Wall Street

"Social capitalism" allows businesses to be both competitive and socially responsible.

Apr 21, 2010 / Feature / Steven Hill

Goldman Plays, We Pay Goldman Plays, We Pay

The story of the financial debacle will end the way it began, with the super-hustlers from Goldman Sachs at the center of the action and profiting wildly.

Apr 21, 2010 / Robert Scheer

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 / 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 / Laura Flanders

Will SEC Crackdown on Goldman Spur Senate Action? Will SEC Crackdown on Goldman Spur Senate Action?

Bernie Sanders is right: Fraud charges against Goldman Sachs are to be applauded. But now Senate must pass real financial servives reform.

Apr 16, 2010 / John Nichols

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