Regulation - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/regulation/?source=rss&aim=regulation en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:00 PDT Debunking banking propaganda with a flamethrower By Andrew Leonard Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/22/how_to_debunk_with_a_flamethrower/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/22/how_to_debunk_with_a_flamethrower/index.html?source=rss A study funded by Wall Street lobbyists attacks the Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Watch it get destroyed The break up the banks delusion By Andrew Leonard Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/21/the_break_up_the_banks_delusion/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/21/the_break_up_the_banks_delusion/index.html?source=rss Despite strong calls for reform, the crisis has been wasted. On every front, regulatory efforts are being thwarted The mortgage market shifts into reverse By Andrew Leonard Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/07/reverse_mortgage_primer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/07/reverse_mortgage_primer/index.html?source=rss Subprime is a distant memory, but America's seniors own trillions in home equity Wall Street is itching to unlock Bad investment deal: Tunnels to Egypt By Andrew Leonard Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/07/hamas_tunnels/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/07/hamas_tunnels/index.html?source=rss A Hamas public relations problem: No transparency and a failure to regulate. Sound familiar? A cure for global warming: Economic meltdown By Andrew Leonard Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/21/climate_change_recession/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/21/climate_change_recession/index.html?source=rss Just what the climate change doctor ordered: A nasty recession Obama's new gospel for Wall Street By Andrew Leonard Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/14/obama_preaches_reform/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/14/obama_preaches_reform/index.html?source=rss The president promises reform before year's end, but asks fat cats to do the right thing first. Good luck with that Save your local butcher from Obama's clutches! By Andrew Leonard Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/08/stop_the_cfpa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/08/stop_the_cfpa/index.html?source=rss The Chamber of Commerce's new ad campaign says more regulation will hurt even your favorite cleaver-wielder Ted Kennedy... the deregulator? By Andrew Leonard Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/02/kennedy_the_deregulator/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/02/kennedy_the_deregulator/index.html?source=rss The icon of big government liberalism also knew when to unfetter the market. If only the GOP was equally flexible Losing his deregulation religion By Andrew Leonard Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/27/the_deregulation_religion_loses_a_convert/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/27/the_deregulation_religion_loses_a_convert/index.html?source=rss The chairman of U.K's top financial institution regulatory body says markets are no longer trusted How not to protect consumers By Andrew Leonard Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/21/one_regulator_to_rule_them_all/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/21/one_regulator_to_rule_them_all/index.html?source=rss Critics of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency should take a harder look at what we've got now Tim Geithner's temper tantrum By Andrew Leonard Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/04/tim_geithners_temper_tantrum/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/04/tim_geithners_temper_tantrum/index.html?source=rss The treasury secretary supposedly loses it while meeting with regulators. Crazy like a fox, or just crazy? How to upgrade human values By Andrew Leonard Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/20/building_a_less_greedy_society/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/20/building_a_less_greedy_society/index.html?source=rss If Obama gives us universal healthcare, will we become better people? Shining a harsh light on hedge funds By Andrew Leonard Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/16/shining_a_light_on_hedge_funds/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/16/shining_a_light_on_hedge_funds/index.html?source=rss The Obama administration's proposals for hedge fund regulation are exactly what is needed to ward off systemic risk Annoying Citigroup fact of the day By Andrew Leonard Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/01/enraging_wall_street_fact_of_the_day/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/01/enraging_wall_street_fact_of_the_day/index.html?source=rss The bank is jacking up credit card rates as fast as it can, before new rules take effect Hedge funds cash in, again By Andrew Leonard Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/29/hedge_funds_cash_in/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/29/hedge_funds_cash_in/index.html?source=rss Crisis, what crisis? Even as the economy continues to contract, hedge funds are off to the best start in ten years Wall Street upset at its "pariah" status By Andrew Leonard Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/25/wall_street_pariah/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/25/wall_street_pariah/index.html?source=rss Sharpen up your pitchforks: A new lobbying campaign aims to combat "populist overreaction" The great Wall Street pout and whine By Andrew Leonard Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/18/the_wall_street_pout/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/18/the_wall_street_pout/index.html?source=rss Obama may be no Roosevelt, but that doesn't mean the bankers are happy with his regulatory proposals Obama's new rules for Wall Street By Andrew Leonard Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/17/obama_and_regulation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/17/obama_and_regulation/index.html?source=rss The president outlines what he calls a "sweeping overhaul." His critics call the plan too weak. Is there a pattern? Is Obama blowing his chance to rein in Wall Street? By Andrew Leonard Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/10/obama_and_financial_regulation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/10/obama_and_financial_regulation/index.html?source=rss Obama's new guy at the Fed says the time is now for real change. Let's hope the White House is listening. How the banks own Congress, part XVI By Andrew Leonard Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/03/mark_to_market_mayhem/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/03/mark_to_market_mayhem/index.html?source=rss This spring, even as banks reeled from the financial crisis, their lobbyists were still winning battles Bill Clinton comes clean on derivatives By Andrew Leonard Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/28/clinton_on_derivatives/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/28/clinton_on_derivatives/index.html?source=rss The former president defends his record, wishes he had "raised more hell" on regulation, but it's Congress' fault A watchdog to growl at Wall Street By Andrew Leonard Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/20/warren_watchdog/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/20/warren_watchdog/index.html?source=rss Elizabeth Warren's brainchild -- a "Financial Products Safety Commission -- may become reality. Her fans say: Put her in charge! Geithner: Fox in the henhouse or cop on the beat? By Andrew Leonard Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/03/26/geithners_regulatory_plan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/03/26/geithners_regulatory_plan/index.html?source=rss The Treasury Secretary's plan to regulate the financial sector is bold and ambitious. But if he gets expanded power, will he use it? Will Wall Street tax cheats provoke reform? By Gabriel Winant Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/19/bailout_taxes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/19/bailout_taxes/index.html?source=rss An outraged Congress wants blood, but the Obama administration seems to be biding its time, setting itself up for a larger victory. The bonus babies at AIG's ground zero By Andrew Leonard Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/03/16/aigs_bonus_babies/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/03/16/aigs_bonus_babies/index.html?source=rss 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.