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Jeff Connaughton

One Man Against The Wall Street Lobby

Simon Johnson | Posted 10.25.2012 | Business
Read More: JPMorgan Chase, Financial Crisis, Banks, Jeff Connaughton, Wall Street, Finance, Too Big to Fail, Business News
Simon Johnson

There is a new powerful voice who knows how big banks really work and who is willing to tell the truth in great and convincing detail. Jeff Connaughton has just published a page-turning memoir that is also a damning critique of how Wall Street operates.

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Wall Street Lobbies to Prevent SEC Changes to High Frequency Trading and Stock Market Structure

Jeff Connaughton | Posted 08.23.2012 | Business
Read More: Wall Street Reform, Banking, Banks, Wall Street Lobbyists, Wall Street, Lobbyists, Ted Kaufman, 111th Congress, Congress, The PAYOFF: Why Wall Street Always Wins, Jeff Connaughton, Business News
Jeff Connaughton

As a former lobbyist, I almost had to admire the way they unswervingly stayed on message. And the message was that the status quo was good for everyone and that Ted and I were wasting our time exploring whether market changes might call for statutory and regulatory changes.

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At the Democratic Convention the Mantra Is....

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Democratic Convention, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Tom Daschle, Jeff Connaughton, Obama, Dnc, Joe Biden, Blue State Digital, Lauren Miller, Google, Politics News
Aubrey Sarvis

Inside the white tent, Google will get you online, give you a colorful organic smoothie, recharge your phone and your computer, and throw in a ten-minute massage.

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