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Category: Financial reform

Obama activism

Could Obama learn from Jimmy Carter about presidential retirement?

April 26, 2017 Arthur Lieber Activism, Banks, Campaigns, Community/Common good, Financial reform, Obama One comment

I’ve yet to find anyone who shares my feelings, but I was quite uncomfortable with former President Barack Obama’s first public speaking opportunity upon

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States pick up slack from Trump with populist legislation

April 9, 2017 Renee Shur Activism, Consumer issues, Democracy, Federalism, Financial reform, States Leave a comment

Has Donald Trump made good on his campaign’s populist message? If you believe that populism means advocating for the interests of ordinary people over

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What Obama and Sanders can do to keep “the Bern” alive while helping Clinton

June 10, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Corruption, Democracy, Democrats, Financial reform, Good government, Obama, Police Leave a comment

President Barack Obama and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders met on Thursday, June 9, 2016 to discuss “where do we go now” following the primaries

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Rooting for GOP opposition research on Hillary

May 10, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Banks, Campaigns, Capitalism, Corporations, Financial reform, Hillary Clinton, Politics 5 comments

It’s nothing new to say that sometimes Hillary Clinton is her own worst enemy. I’ve been a Bernie supporter, but I really want to

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What Hillary Clinton might say to help herself

February 6, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Banks, Business, Campaigns, Economy, Financial reform, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Politics, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Hillary Clinton finds herself on the defensive, doing rope-a-dope, against certain charges from both the media and Bernie Sanders. Where Sanders is concerned, Clinton’s

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Myths and lies about Greece

July 14, 2015 Madonna Gauding Banks, Financial reform, Foreign Policy, International, Justice One comment

  From Truth and Satire: Every single mainstream media has the following narrative for the economic crisis in Greece: the government spent too much

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Joe Stiglitz wants to rewrite the rules of the American economy

May 18, 2015 Madonna Gauding 2016 Election, Economy, Financial reform, Hillary Clinton Leave a comment

The time is ripe for genuine progressive ideas to take hold because, for once, they have a chance to resonate with people across the political spectrum. Bernie Sanders and Joe Stiglitz, together, offer real solutions to an economy, and a country, gone off the rails.

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Glass-Steagall: Warren and Sanders bring it back into focus

May 13, 2015 Madonna Gauding Congress, Economy, Financial reform 4 comments

Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are putting a new focus on the Glass-Steagall Act, which was, unfortunately, repealed in 1999 and led directly

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Global derivatives markets 20 percent larger than before the crash

June 3, 2014 Madonna Gauding Banks, Democrats, Economy, Financial reform, Obama One comment

What’s a derivative? The word “derivative” may ring a bell because Wall Street speculation in “innovative financial instruments” such as derivatives, helped tank the economy

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This bill makes me want to stick with gridlock

March 3, 2014 Arthur Lieber Budget, Business, Congress, Economy, Financial reform, Republicans, Taxes One comment

Like many progressives, I’ve been very frustrated by both the gridlock that Republicans have been causing in Congress and the ongoing mischaracterization of it

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