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Why do we need a Consumer Financial Protection Agency? Because big banks only do the right thing when forced to
  • A food stamp in every pot

    The recession may technically be over, but record numbers of Americans need federal help to buy groceries
  • The tax break that broke Wall Street

    Understanding that the tax code encouraged banks to pile up debt is not hard. Fixing it is a different story
  • Hank Paulson: A not very good improviser

    "On the Brink" gets panned for lack of insight. If you have stupid questions that need answering, try The Baffler
  • Baby, it's not cold outside

    Snowpocalypse? Snowmageddon? How about: The hottest January since we've been keeping records
  • Excellent news: Dodd gives up on the GOP

    Finally, a sign of progress in the Senate's effort to pass financial reform: The Dems will go it alone
  • The unemployment rate ... falls?

    January's payroll report is not too bad -- but 2009's overall numbers are revised from horrible to catastrophic
  • Andrew Cuomo takes on the banksters

    The New York attorney general accuses BofA execs of lying to shareholders and extorting the federal government
  • Who loves Wall Street best?

    The GOP is sucking up to banks. But Democrats in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
  • Trouble in Prius-land

    Toyota's flagship hybrid may have a software bug in its braking system. U.S. carmakers can't believe their luck
  • "The Chinese don't need 60 votes"

    Sen. Lindsey Graham warns that the Communists will "eat our lunch" if we don't get a climate bill passed
  • How much gas do we pass?

    A Silicon Valley success story: Greenhouse gas detection meters. Plus: A Chinese weather station mystery
  • Why Goldman-Sachs has nothing to fear

    Obama's reform proposals are too weak to do anything and too strong to become law
  • Mr. Corporation goes to Washington

    A PR firm announces plans to run for Congress. It would be funny if it wasn't so sad
  • Red California, blue California

    Signs of renewed economic vitality emerge where liberal elites cluster. Funny, that
  • Are Geithner's days numbered?

    Simon "break up the banks" Johnson floats a rumor that the White House is looking for an exit strategy
  • Chris Dodd to GOP: I surrender

    The Senate Banking Committee chairman misplaces spine, declares he wants "bipartisan support" for regulatory reform
  • I am the Lorax: "Cease and desist"

    Dr. Seuss reaches from beyond the grave to defend his environmental icon
  • The next science superpower

    Who has the inside track on dominating clean energy technology in the 21st century? One guess
  • Manufacturing recovery?

    An unexpectedly strong economic indicator stirs hopes for growth. Just don't look too closely
  • The Budget: Obama reality vs. Pawlenty fantasy

    A $1.6 trillion deficit underlines the brutal state of the economy. But a rising GOP star has a plan!
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