Pecora Whirling

huffingtonpost.com — Finalists are being considered for the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, the investigative body created by Congress to launch a full-scale investigation of the financial crisis in the spirit of the famous early 1930s hearings led by Ferdinand Pecora. Those famous investigative hearings produced the facts and momentum for the major New Deal financial reforms. Progressives have a lot of work to do in a few short days while nominees are being finalized, before the moment is lost.

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