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Why Banks Try to Make Borrowers Feel Like Sinners When They Can't Pay off Their Mortgages

Zach Carter, AlterNet. June 5, 2010.

Crazy views about homeownership are helping the very bankers who screwed us in the first place.

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.

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.

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.

Robert Reich: Here's What Real Wall Street Reform Should Look Like

Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog. April 27, 2010.

Dems are making a final push for Wall Street reform -- this is what citizens should be asking for.

Larry Summers Is Lying About Big Banks

William Greider, The Nation. April 26, 2010.

Liar, liar, pants on fire.

How Deregulation Fueled Goldman's Scam

Zach Carter, The Media Consortium. April 20, 2010.

It's good to see Goldman Sachs being held accountable, but better regulations could have prevented the company's subprime scam.

Simon Johnson: Wall Street's Stranglehold on Our Democracy Must Be Broken

Zach Carter, Simon Johnson, AlterNet. April 17, 2010.

The progressive economist talks about the fight to reform Wall Street, what Robert Rubin should do with his money, and why Jamie Dimon is the most dangerous man in America.

Why Are the Media More Interested in Blago Than in Unraveling the Bailout Mystery?

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. January 9, 2009.

Have you heard what's going on with the government's almost trillion-dollar bailout and how your money is being spent?

Washington Panics as the Economy Burns

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. November 13, 2008.

$290 billion into his bailout plan, Hank Paulson is calling for a do-over.