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Federal Regulation

What JPMorgan Chase Really Means When It Complains about Regulation

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 04.26.2013 | Business
Read More: Federal Regulation, JPMorgan Chase, Refinancing, Jamie Dimon, Free Market, Home Loans, Incompetence, Loans, Banks, Business News
Nathaniel Frank

Bankers would have you believe they're not lending enough because of government constraints. In reality, they're not lending enough because they've grown dependent on government largesse.

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Up in Smoke: California's Broadband Future Is Under Threat (And Your State Is Next)

Susan Crawford | Posted 10.29.2012 | Technology
Read More: Google, Internet, Fcc, California, Governor Jerry Brown, Lobbying, Jerry Brown, Technology News, Federal Regulation, Skype, Facebook, Women in Tech, Voip, Internet Regulation, Technology News
Susan Crawford

There's a state of emergency in California that has nothing to do with wildfires or hurricanes. It's called SB 1161, and it wreaks havoc on California's authority to adopt measures that protect consumers when it comes to the cost, service, safety, and availability of access to information.

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Complexity Theory and the Failure of Financial Reform: Part Two

Peter Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Dodd-Frank Act, Congress, Dodd-Frank, Barney Frank, Federal Regulation, Black Swan, Volcker Rule, Paul Volcker, Dodd-Frank Bill, Complexity Theory, Investment Banks, Wall Street, Commercial Banks, Spencer Bachus, Dodd Financial Reform Bill, Dodd Financial Reform, Glass-Steagall, Politics News
Peter Schwartz

In Part One of this essay, we mapped the tactile, political surface of financial reform - focusing on the ideas and behaviors of individual political ...

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Complexity Theory and the Failure of Financial Reform: Part One

Peter Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Complexity Theory, Dodd-Frank Act, Commercial Banks, Wall Street, Spencer Bachus, Dodd-Frank, Investment Banks, Barney Frank, Federal Regulation, Congress, Black Swan, Dodd Financial Reform Bill, Dodd Financial Reform, Glass-Steagall, Paul Volcker, Volcker Rule, Dodd-Frank Bill, Politics News
Peter Schwartz

This is a two-part essay about the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a 2,300-page piece of legislation ...

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Has The Government Gone Soft On Porn?

Mother Jones | Stephanie Mencimer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Pornography, Anti-Pornography, Porn Industry, Federal Regualtion Pornography, Regulation, Federal Regulation, Politics News

We all know how the Internet has changed the porn business. The video clips available for free to any pimply faced teen with a modem make Deep Throat ...

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