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Ungodly: Bonuses At Goldman Sachs, Bankruptcies On Main Street

Submitted by Isaiah J. Poole
Produced by Institute for America's Future
November 16, 2009

Hundreds of taxpayers converged in front of the Washington headquarters of Goldman Sachs with a basic demand for its CEO: Before you issue multibillion-dollar bonuses to your executives, help clean up the mess you and other Wall Street titans made on Main Street. more »

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Who Will Rein in Wall Street?

By Harold Meyerson
From washingtonpost.com
October 14th, 2009

washingtonpost.com — If the Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee don't reverse course on the dilution of needed financial industry reforms, “there’s a real possibility that the Democrats will be answerable for Catastrophe Round Two."

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A Recipe For Another Financial Debacle

By Robert Borosage
October 13, 2009

As the House Financial Services Committee begins markup on Wednesday of key financial reform legislation, the stakes are clear. more »

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Choosing One's Battles

By Susan Ozawa
August 4, 2009

Isn’t it funny how the Obama administration outlined very rough principles for congress to hash out in designing the energy bill and health care reform while for financial regulation congress received an explicit outline of the entire structure down to the letter and now Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is rounding up the heads of the regulatory agencies and more »

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Three Myths About The Consumer Financial Protection Agency

By Elizabeth Warren
From baselinescenario.com
July 21st, 2009

baselinescenario.com — Three big myths about the agency that would protect consumers in the financial marketplace—that it would limit choice and innovation, increase regulatory burdens and improperly separate considerations of financial soundness from consumer protection—are designed to protect the same status quo that triggered the economic crisis.

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Madoff: Fall Guy or First of Many?

By Eric Lotke
June 29, 2009

Bernard Madoff has been sentenced to 150 years in prison for one of the biggest investment frauds in Wall Street history. But there is no closure here. We can’t let Madoff’s sentence distract us from the underlying problems. This isn’t just about Madoff. This is about the system in which Madoff’s scam took place.

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Grassroots Campaign to Clean Up Wall Street

Submitted by Isaiah J. Poole
Produced by Americans for Financial Reform
June 17, 2009

A national coalition of nearly 200 state and local organizations—ranging from financial experts to community advocates—have kicked off a major campaign to reform our financial system and rebuild our economy.

They are operating under the banner of Americans for Financial Reform, and at a news conference Tuesday, heard here, some of the coalition members explained how they intend to change the political dynamic that up to now has allowed Wall Street bankers to write the rules for themselves. more »

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A New Way Forward

By Susan Ozawa
June 1, 2009

Publication Type:

Web Article

Authors:

A New Way Forward

Source:

(2009)

URL:

http://www.anewwayforward.org/doit.php
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American's for Fairness in Lending

By Susan Ozawa
May 22, 2009

Publication Type:

Web Article

Authors:

Various Federal Legislators

Source:

(2008)

URL:

http://www.affil.org/legislation

Keywords:

Financial Regulation
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