Archive for March 2023
Crypto Keeps Taking Hits
And the industry keeps complaining about regulators doing their jobs.
Read MoreThe Double Standard for Keeping Capital and Labor Honest
There is far more corporate crime than crimes by unions. But corrupt labor officials are prosecuted and jailed, while executive thugs walk.
Read MoreUsing Industrial Policy to Promote Social Justice
Can the Biden administration maximize its leverage—and speak with one voice?
Read MoreAn Appeals Court Upholds Constitutionality of the CFPB
And the decision was written by a Trump appointee, no less. Even this Supreme Court will be hard-pressed to disagree.
Read MorePowell on the Ropes
A prime casualty of the crisis set off by the failure of Silicon Valley Bank could be Fed Chair Jay Powell—all too appropriately, and none too soon.
Read MoreElizabeth Warren’s Moment (Again)
Nobody understands or explains the corruption of the financial system better than the Massachusetts senator.
Read MoreThe Crypto Shell Game
What if the assets backing cryptocurrencies are as volatile as crypto itself?
Read MoreFCC Nominee Gigi Sohn Withdraws
A vicious lobbying campaign killed her nomination. Key Senate Democrats and Biden can share the blame.
Read MoreHealth System Parasites: Example No. 452
Middleman companies contract with insurers to find someone else to pay medical costs.
Read MoreExcessive Bank Overdraft Charges Demand Regulation
It’s another vivid case of the junk fees that Biden has begun to challenge.
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