Sprouting Populist balls, and going after Wall Street
One good thing to come out of Republican Scott Brown’s election to the Senate a few days ago, is that it seems to have lit a fire under our President. In an abrupt about-face, Obama came out late last...
View ArticleFighting for the Consumer Financial Protection Agency till our teeth are...
As we’ve discussed here in the past, if we’re to avoid financial disasters in the future, it’s absolutely essential that the banking reform bill presently being discussed within the Senate Banking...
View ArticleChomsky on the possibility of fascism, and the importance of financial reform
Addressing 1,000 people in Madison, Wisconsin earlier this week, well respected MIT linguist and political critic Noam Chomsky reiterated that we should not underestimate the Tea Party movement. He...
View ArticleLevin says Goldman Sachs pushed “shitty” products on the American people
I know to some extent it’s political theater – grandstanding done for the benefit of disgusted Democrats like myself – and I realize that it would have meant exponentially more had it come prior to our...
View ArticleThings aren’t looking good for Elizabeth Warren… now’s the time to act
According to the folks at Talking Points Memo, it doesn’t look likely that Elizabeth Warren with get the nomination to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Agency that she’s been championing so...
View ArticleStanding up to the Republicans and winning
Obama, historically, hasn’t been one to stand up to the Republican party. Among other things, he didn’t push for single-payer health when he had an opportunity to do so, and, in my opinion, he didn’t...
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Elizabeth Warren for U.S. Senate
As I mentioned a few days ago, Obama, giving in once again to Republican pressure, has decided with withdraw his support of Harvard professor Elizabeth Warren to be head of the newly formed Consumer...
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Remember to move your money to a credit union on Saturday
I hesitate to give people financial advice, as I don’t want to come across like Glenn Beck when he asks his followers to consult with God and then invest everything they own in over-priced gold coins,...
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