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A study funded by Wall Street lobbyists attacks the Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Watch it get destroyed
By Andrew Leonard
October 22, 2009
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Despite strong calls for reform, the crisis has been wasted. On every front, regulatory efforts are being thwarted
By Andrew Leonard
October 21, 2009
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Subprime is a distant memory, but America's seniors own trillions in home equity Wall Street is itching to unlock
By Andrew Leonard
October 7, 2009
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A Hamas public relations problem: No transparency and a failure to regulate. Sound familiar?
By Andrew Leonard
October 7, 2009
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Just what the climate change doctor ordered: A nasty recession
By Andrew Leonard
September 21, 2009
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The president promises reform before year's end, but asks fat cats to do the right thing first. Good luck with that
By Andrew Leonard
September 14, 2009
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The Chamber of Commerce's new ad campaign says more regulation will hurt even your favorite cleaver-wielder
By Andrew Leonard
September 8, 2009
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The icon of big government liberalism also knew when to unfetter the market. If only the GOP was equally flexible
By Andrew Leonard
September 2, 2009
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The chairman of U.K's top financial institution regulatory body says markets are no longer trusted
By Andrew Leonard
August 27, 2009
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Critics of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency should take a harder look at what we've got now
By Andrew Leonard
August 21, 2009
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The treasury secretary supposedly loses it while meeting with regulators. Crazy like a fox, or just crazy?
By Andrew Leonard
August 4, 2009
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If Obama gives us universal healthcare, will we become better people?
By Andrew Leonard
July 20, 2009
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The Obama administration's proposals for hedge fund regulation are exactly what is needed to ward off systemic risk
By Andrew Leonard
July 16, 2009
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The bank is jacking up credit card rates as fast as it can, before new rules take effect
By Andrew Leonard
July 1, 2009
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Crisis, what crisis? Even as the economy continues to contract, hedge funds are off to the best start in ten years
By Andrew Leonard
June 29, 2009
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Sharpen up your pitchforks: A new lobbying campaign aims to combat "populist overreaction"
By Andrew Leonard
June 25, 2009
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Obama may be no Roosevelt, but that doesn't mean the bankers are happy with his regulatory proposals
By Andrew Leonard
June 18, 2009
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The president outlines what he calls a "sweeping overhaul." His critics call the plan too weak. Is there a pattern?
By Andrew Leonard
June 17, 2009
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Obama's new guy at the Fed says the time is now for real change. Let's hope the White House is listening.
By Andrew Leonard
June 10, 2009
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This spring, even as banks reeled from the financial crisis, their lobbyists were still winning battles
By Andrew Leonard
June 3, 2009
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The former president defends his record, wishes he had "raised more hell" on regulation, but it's Congress' fault
By Andrew Leonard
May 28, 2009
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Elizabeth Warren's brainchild -- a "Financial Products Safety Commission -- may become reality. Her fans say: Put her in charge!
By Andrew Leonard
May 20, 2009
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The Treasury Secretary's plan to regulate the financial sector is bold and ambitious. But if he gets expanded power, will he use it?
By Andrew Leonard
March 26, 2009
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An outraged Congress wants blood, but the Obama administration seems to be biding its time, setting itself up for a larger victory.
By Gabriel Winant
March 19, 2009
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We'd all like a little revenge, after learning about the millions owed to the screw-ups who totaled the global economy. But there's more important work to be done.
By Andrew Leonard
March 16, 2009