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February 09, 2024 | The American Prospect
Durbin Must Enforce His SCOTUS Investigation Subpoenas
Uncovering Crow’s and Leo’s full relationships with the Court is precisely the sort of scenario for which Congress has subpoena powers in the first place. As of now, these plutocrats have been able to scoff at the will of elected leaders. Durbin’s actions, or lack thereof, will inform whether history remembers this Congress as stepping up or shrugging off one of the greatest threats to the American legal system in our lifetimes.
February 02, 2024 | The American Prospect
Biden Should Begin the Tax Wars Now
He needs to highlight his positions against the Republicans’. And not give away too much in interim deals.
January 29, 2024 | The Sling
To Save the Planet, Biden Should Not Renominate Powell
Inflation is falling, but Jerome Powell has nothing to do with it. Our democracy and climate face mounting instability—and he has everything to do with that.
January 26, 2024 | The American Prospect
Corporate Self-Oversight
Accounting’s technical jargon makes the industry obscure to most Americans. It’s likely your next-door neighbor has no idea of the PCAOB’s activities, its responsibility to protect investors, or its history of negligence. That’s expected, but chair Williams is now working to turn the ship around to fix the shortcomings of one of America’s most consequential oligopolies, and it will improve the economic lives of an unaware public.
January 23, 2024 | The New Republic
Donald Trump Is No Friend to the Working Class
It’s no contest: The Biden administration’s labor policies have been dramatically better for ordinary Americans than those of his predecessor.
January 08, 2024 | The American Prospect
Democrats Could Score Big by Blocking This Revolver
Demetrios Kouzoukas’s nomination battle offers the perfect opportunity for Democrats to prove themselves to voters.
December 14, 2023 | The American Prospect
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Op-Ed Ethics in GovernmentFederal ReserveFinancial RegulationIndependent Agencies
Corporate Headhunters Shouldn’t Control Who Can Be a Fed Reserve Bank President
We need a democratic process for appointing leaders of regional Fed banks.
December 07, 2023 | The American Prospect
Wall Street’s Favorite Financial Regulator May Be Looking for a New Job
CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam’s term doesn’t end until 2026, but there are rumblings of an early exit to the private sector. Place your bets where he’ll end up next!
December 05, 2023 | The American Prospect
The Department of Justice’s Legal Love Letter to Moderna
This story has been retracted.
November 17, 2023 | The American Prospect
The Supreme Court’s Objectivity Theater
The Court wrote a new ethics code for itself. It’s all but meaningless.
November 08, 2023 | The Sling
Fixating on Credibility Rather Than Following the Data Discredits the Fed
October 27, 2023 | The American Prospect
Will Anyone Hold Larry Summers Responsible for His Promotion of a Crypto Scam?
The prominent centrist economist was affiliated with the disgraced crypto firm DCG for over half a decade.
October 09, 2023 | The American Prospect
America's Pipelines Are a Disaster Waiting to Happen
The underfunded agency overseeing tens of thousands of miles of dangerous pipelines has not had an official leadership for years.
October 02, 2023 | The American Prospect
Op-Ed Consumer ProtectionEthics in GovernmentFinancial RegulationIndependent AgenciesJudiciarySupreme Court
Clarence Thomas Has Yet Another Huge Conflict of Interest
Revolving Door Project research reveals that right-wing elites in the Horatio Alger Association stand to benefit from a lawsuit attempting to destroy the CFPB. The group has close ties to Clarence Thomas.