On AlterNet: financial reform

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "financial reform"

The 1 Percenters Who Act Like Scrooge...and the Ones Who Don't

Lynn Parramore, AlterNet. December 22, 2011.

Some say that the 99 percent should shut up and thank the fatcats for their crust of bread. But a few 1 percenters think that's humbug.

Elizabeth Warren Attacked at Hearing: Why She Scares the Hell Out of Republicans

RJ Eskow, Blog for Our Future. May 24, 2011.

Many Republicans have stopped pretending their actions are motivated by anything except a desire to serve Wall Street and other large corporate interests.

Wall Street Is Laundering Drug Money and Getting Away with It

Zach Carter, AlterNet. July 16, 2010.

Wall Street has been caught laundering massive amounts of drug money. So why isn't anybody being punished?

It's Going to Take a While to Bring Wall St. Under Heel

William Greider, The Nation. July 2, 2010.

We are at the beginning of a promising struggle to cut the financial sector down to tolerable dimensions and reduced power.

The Political Path for Progressives in the Face of Rabid Right-Wing Resistance

Robert L. Borosage, Campaign for America's Future. June 28, 2010.

From Sarah Palin to John Boehner to the operatives pulling Tea Party strings, conservatives seek to block every reform on the progressive agenda. We must fight back.

Wall Street 'Reform' in a Nutshell: The Politicians Lied, Media Applauded, and We Americans Will Suffer

Dylan Ratigan, AlterNet. June 26, 2010.

The same Washington spinsters who have driven our country into the ground seemed to be out in full force proclaiming an empty 'victory.'

From Wall Street To The Gulf Coast: When Will Obama Get In The Ring And Fight For Real Reforms?

Robert Kuttner, AlterNet. June 2, 2010.

Imagine how much more reform we could get if Obama clearly weighed in on behalf of David rather than Goliath.

Obama Talks a Lot of Game About Taking on Wall St, While Killing off Reforms in the Shadows

Danny Schechter, AlterNet. May 28, 2010.

The American people are clamoring for justice but our voices are still being ignored. The President says he is on our side. Is he?

Sorry, But the 'Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010' Will Do No Such Thing

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. May 25, 2010.

The financial reform bill passed by the Senate last weekis notable for what it has left to still be done.

Time For Obama To Lead: Republicans Block Volcker Rule

Simon Johnson, The Baseline Scenario. May 19, 2010.

Republicans are blocking Obama's signature Wall Street reform. The president must stand up and fight.

Nouriel Roubini: How to Break Up the Banks, Stop Massive Bonuses, and Rein in Wall Street Greed

Zach Carter, Nouriel Roubini, AlterNet. May 18, 2010.

The prominent economist explains why the model of the financial supermarket is a disaster, and why it's so dangerous that Wall Street is back to business as usual.

Why Didn't Congress Break Up The Banks? Bankers Bought The Vote.

A New Way ForwardMay 14, 2010.

Senators who voted against breaking up the banks got twice as much money from Wall Street as Senators who didn't.

Was Last Week's Market Crash a Direct Attack By Financial Terrorists?

David DeGraw, Amped Status. May 10, 2010.

In a market where 70 percent of all trades are executed by computer algorithms via High Frequency Trading, Goldman Sachs has the power to make the market crash or rise at will.

Congress Should Force Big Banks to Stop Gambling With Our Money

Jane D'Arista, Gerald Epstein, AlterNet. May 10, 2010.

The derivatives business is straight gambling. Why do we let economically essential banks gamble with taxpayer money?

Robert Reich: The (Almost) Crash of Wall Street

Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog. May 9, 2010.

The questions of the day are: What happened? And what does it mean?

Congress Goes to Bat For Wall Street, Rejects Plan To Break up Banks

Zach Carter, AlterNet. May 7, 2010.

Last night, Congress shot down the most important Wall Street reform.

Don't Fix Wall Street, Create a New Economy

David Korten, YES! Magazine. May 6, 2010.

Congress shouldn't tweak the greed-driven Wall Street machine, it should create a new financial system that answers to communities.

Break up the Big Banks and End the Oligarchy on Wall Street

Simon Johnson, The Baseline Scenario. May 5, 2010.

We are living in a Wall Street oligarchy if Congress won't allow a vote on breaking up the banks.

Thousands Rally in New York for Showdown with Wall St.

Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. April 30, 2010.

Over 10,000 protesters gathered in New York's financial district to demand financial reform.

Dems Break GOP's Attempted Filibuster in the Senate, But Proposed Wall Street Reforms Are Pretty Flimsy

Zach Carter, AlterNet. April 29, 2010.

The good news: Democrats didn't sacrifice much to break the GOP filibuster. The bad news: the Wall Street reform bill is still too weak.

If Republicans Say No to Bailouts, Then They Can't Say No to Breaking Up the Banks

Tiffiniy Cheng, Firedoglake. April 26, 2010.

Republicans, if you’re not into the incrementalism, let’s go structural together, let’s break up the banks in policy.

Larry Summers Is Lying About Big Banks

William Greider, The Nation. April 26, 2010.

Liar, liar, pants on fire.

Enough With 'Bipartisan Consensus' Already -- Ignore the Republicans and Reform Wall St.

Robert Kuttner, AlterNet. April 24, 2010.

If the Senate Democratic Leadership can resist the snake oil of a bipartisan deal, the bill will probably get stronger as it works its way through Congress.

The Office of Thrift Supervision: A Case Study in Republican Regulatory Neglect

Roy Ulrich, AlterNet. April 22, 2010.

Bush and company failed in ways that have undermined Americans' confidence in the ability of government to solve the country's most pressing problems.

Five Ways the Wall St. Reform Bill Needs to Be Fixed

Zach Carter, AlterNet. April 22, 2010.

The Wall Street reform bill in Congress won't live up to President Obama's goals -- unless we can push them to change it.