Populism is not so much a political stance (as "conservatism" is, for instance) as it is a political tactic. Meaning it can be used equally well by either side of our current American political divide.

Our banking system is structurally flawed, and the changes instigated by the passage of the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999 should be fundamentally reconsidered.

Senators John McCain and Maria Cantwell are joining forces to reinstate the Depression-era Glass-Steagal Act of 1933, which separated commercial banki...

The real war is not between the left and the right. It is between the average American and the ruling class. It's time we took back our government from those who would make us their slaves.

Contrary to what John Boehner says, a big foot needs to be placed on the financial industry to make sure that last year's near collapse can never happen again.

In a galling demonstration of Washington's tangled priorities, leaders in both parties still refuse to tap Eliot Spitzer's expertise for policymaking and enforcement in the current crisis.

Lawrence Summers should be hailed as the go-to guy for Obama to turn to for help in sorting out some of the economic mess. But his role in helping create some of that economic mess raises a red flag.

The "small government" Bush and Republican Congress increased spending, thus replacing the budget surplus bequeathed them with deficits.