Washington: Totally Disconnected From Main Street

Don McNay, 11.23.2009

Award-winning financial columnist, author, commentator and personal finance guru.

    Can you hear me calling you?   -Mike and The Mechanics     Mark Twain said that when he died he wanted to be in Kentuck...

Why is Obama Championing Bush's Financial Wrecking Crew?

William K. Black, 11.23.2009

Assoc. Professor, Univ. of Missouri, Kansas City; Sr. regulator during S&L debacle

Obama promoted the architects of the financial disaster and demands that we hail them as heroes because they, and Wall Street, only wrecked the economy -- they haven't (yet) utterly destroyed it.

Left, Right & Center: Obama-Geithner Revolt, Sarah Palin, Health Care Update

Huff Radio, 11.20.2009

For the first time, Obama's approval ratings are below 50 percent and calls for Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's resignation are growing louder.

The Key Question No One Asked About Goldman's Role In The AIG Bailout

Raymond J. Learsy, 11.21.2009

Scholar and author, "Over a Barrel: Breaking Oil’s Grip on Our Future"

Did Goldman and the other banks know for certain that the bankruptcy of AIG was no longer a risk for them? That the Fed and Treasury were now irrevocably committed to saving AIG?

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Geithner Should Step Down

Linda R. Monk, J.D., 11.18.2009

Constitutional scholar, Author of "The Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution"

Geithner's problem is not that he is by nature a corrupt man. It's that he is steeped in the Wall Street way of doing business, which itself is riddled with fraud -- and billions of taxpayer dollars are at stake.

Who Are You and What Have You Done With the Community Organizer We Elected President?

Robert Scheer, 11.18.2009

Veteran Journalist and Editor of Truthdig.com

The fatal hallmark of this president's financial policy is that it is being designed by the very people who created the mess that enriched them while impoverishing the nation, and they now want more of the same.

Geithner Is "Obama's Rumsfeld": Replace Him With Robert Reich

Paul Abrams, 11.17.2009

Physician, entrepreneur, biotechnology, law, economics, politics, professional iconoclast

Geithner is a continuing liability for this President. By stepping down, he can rightly claim some successes, while also presenting an opportunity for Obama to appoint a Treasury Secretary who fights for Main Street.

TARP Audit Finds Geithner Gave Away The Farm

Jill Schlesinger, 11.17.2009

Editor-at-Large, CBS MoneyWatch.com

Special Inspector General for TARP (aka "SIGTARP") Neil Barofsky said something we've all known for a while: the government gave away the farm when AI...

Secretary Geithner: Is the Average American Too Small To Be Helped?

George Goehl, 11.16.2009

Executive Director, National People's Action

At 11 am today, fifty Americans from 10 states will gather outside the Department of Treasury to demand that Secretary Geithner summon the same determ...

The Recession, President Obama and The Future. Do ideas matter?

Alan Miller, 11.13.2009

writer, film maker, and director, The NY Salon.

Recently, the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, penned an article bemoaning the greed of bankers and hatred of politicians. Indeed, it has been a wid...

Four-Step Bank Fix

Dylan Ratigan, 11.04.2009

Host of MSNBC's "Morning Meeting" and "The Dylan Ratigan Show" on WABC radio

These solutions come from people who seek to change the mega-casino our government has built back to one built on investors, innovators and workers creating things that benefit society.

Details of Obama Small Business Conference Remain a Mystery

Lloyd Chapman, 11.03.2009

Small business advocate

Two weeks after President Barack Obama announced a special conference to discuss increasing the flow of credit to small businesses, no information abo...

Is the President Really in Charge?

Kathleen Reardon, 11.04.2009

Professor, USC Marshall School, and author of The Secret Handshake and Childhood Denied

Why else would Obama be thinking of sending thousands of troops to Afghanistan? Why would he have nearly abandoned a health care public option? What happened to getting rid of lobbyists?

A Systemic Risk Regulator and a Compensation Tsar? Larry Summers and Ben Bernanke Must Be Kidding

David Paul, 11.03.2009

President of the Fiscal Strategies Group

With the announcement of record Wall Street bonus pools and rising credit card fees, it is time to sit back and see where we go from here.

Why Keep Geithner?

Dylan Ratigan, 11.02.2009

Host of MSNBC's "Morning Meeting" and "The Dylan Ratigan Show" on WABC radio

The current custodian of America's wealth, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, is not doing a good job. The time for corrective action is now.

Obama Year One: The Public Is A Trust, Not An Option

Dan Siegel, 11.03.2009

A writer, social entrepreneur and speaker on politics, film and civil society

One year since an historic election, where the Obama administration has fallen short in our hopes for a truly new direction, one finds the central conflict to be between public good and private gain.

"TARP on Steroids"

David Sirota, 10.30.2009

Newspaper columnist, radio host (AM760), bestselling author

The Obama administration, far from backing off or restricting TARP, is quietly moving forward a plan to create an even bigger, more permanent TARP.

The Full Story of How Tim Geithner Secretly Bailed Out Wall Street at Your Expense

Henry Blodget, 10.28.2009

CEO of The Business Insider

One of AIG's goals last fall was to persuade the counterparties to the credit default swaps it had written to accept buyouts as low as 40 cents on the dollar. Then Tim Geithner, head of the New York Fed, stepped in.

2010: The Year Main Street Sticks It to Wall Street and Washington

Don McNay, 10.27.2009

Award-winning financial columnist, author, commentator and personal finance guru.

If anyone has ever dreamed of being an office holder, 2010 is the year to do it. There are going to be several situations where voters elect a complete unknown, just to express their anger about the incumbent.

Breaking Up the Big Banks, and Why Congress Won't Do It

Robert Reich, 10.27.2009

Former Secretary of Labor, Professor at Berkeley

Two ideas are floating around Washington regarding how to handle 'too big to fail' banks, but only one is supported by the Treasury and the White House. Unfortunately, it's the wrong one.

Upcoming Obama Conference Could Be Bad News for Small Business

Chris Gunn, 10.26.2009

Small business groups are concerned the real agenda of the upcoming Obama administration small business conference will be to adopt legislation and policy that will change the definition of a small business.