Will We Ignore Brooksley Born Again?
Will the U.S. Congress listen to the echoes of Brooksley Born's voice when they tackle forthcoming legislation to better regulate the over-the-counter derivatives market?
Will the U.S. Congress listen to the echoes of Brooksley Born's voice when they tackle forthcoming legislation to better regulate the over-the-counter derivatives market?
David Paul | Posted 11.03.2009 | Business
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.
Linda R. Monk, J.D. | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business
Women like Brooksley Born have a long history of being whistle-blowers in systems dominated by men. Perhaps this time Congress -- and the American people -- will listen.
Jill Schlesinger | Posted 10.26.2009 | Business
Limiting executive compensation is a terrific way to appease the masses and make it look like you're doing something without having to embark on the hard work of true regulatory reform.
newsweek.com | Michael Hirsh | Posted 11.18.2009 | Business
So the public may have just one chance left for satisfaction: Congress's Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, which started work Thursday. The early s...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.16.2009 | Business
I generally don't think much of high-powered congressional commissions, seeing as they typically exist as busy work done after a disaster to offset th...
Reuters | Karey Wutkowski | Posted 07.27.2009 | Business
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan panel armed with subpoena power to investigate causes of the Wall Street meltdown is on the brink of being launche...
Robert Scheer | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics
Ronald Reagan's signing off on legislation easing mortgage requirements back in 1982 pales in comparison to the damage wrought 15 years later.
AP | Posted 06.18.2009 | Business
BOSTON — Two U.S. federal regulators who sounded early warnings on the financial crisis and a Liberian peace activist who helped end that nation...
Robert Kuttner | Posted 06.17.2009 | Business
The JFK Presidential Library gives a Profile in Courage Award to public officials who took a stand that took a lot of integrity and nerve.
Paul Blumenthal | Posted 05.11.2009 | Politics
If ever there was a case where Congress should have given more time and listened closer, this was it. Now, we're all paying for it.
Katherine Spillar | Posted 11.03.2009 | Business