Names are circulating for nomination to the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission — formed by Congress to investigate today's financial crisis, and modeled after the Depression-era Pecora Commission that probed the causes of the 1929 economic collapse.

After helping to lead the push for creating the commission, we are demanding that the committee have strong leadership and an uncompromising commitment to exposing the truth.

Coalition Mobilizing For Financial Reform

More than 200 progressive organizations are working together to push President Obama's financial reform plans even further.
» Read their joint statement | Blog: "Up To Us to Change The Game"

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America Is A Center-Left Nation

On a range of issues, from the role of government in the economy to universal health care, America continues to be more progressive than many people think, according to a new report jointly written with Media Matters for America. The report challenges the mainstream media to recognize reality rather than the erroneous conventional wisdom.