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Pew Political Poll
Public still favors Dems over GOP but not by much, but they hate the Big Banks
 
Worst Big Banks
Customer Poll of bank ratings Feb 13, 2010
 
Economic Stress Factor Increased in December, Feb 8, 2010
 
Lobbying Industry Booms in Washington with Chamber of Commerce Outspending Everyone, USA Today Feb 4, 2010
 
People Across America Demand Campaign Finance Reform, Feb 8 2010
 
People Across America Want Campaign Finance Reform, HP Feb 8, 2010
 
Obama not Pushing Treasuries Mortgage Help Program Feb 4 2010, Huff Post
 
The Other Plot to Destroy America, NYTImes Jan 9 2010
f they all skate away yet again by deflecting blame or mouthing pro forma mea culpas, it will be a sign that this inquiry, like so many other promises of reform since 9/15, is likely to leave Wall Street’s status quo largely intact. That’s the ticking-bomb scenario that truly imperils us all.
 
Treasury Delay of New Program Imperils Homeowners
January 19, 2010,Bloomberg

 
Banks need to be held responsible for mistakes, NYTimes, Jan 13, 2010
But it was unclear whether it was just lip service. “If the leaders of Wall Street believe regulation is needed, as they stated today before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, then they should tell their lobbyists because they are fighting every serious regulatory change and improvement being considered by Congress,” John Taylor, president of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, said in a statement after the hearing.
 
 
The Nation.
Re 'Big Tobacco and the Historians'

 
The New Jim Crow
How the war on drugs gave birth to a permanent American undercaste.
 
Obama: Change We Can Believe In?
Watch a live webcast tonight of "Obama: Change We Can Believe In?" featuring Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel, Ben Smith of Politico.com, Gretchen Morgenson of The New York Times and Benjamin Barber of Demos.
 
The Wrong Kind of Green
Nation writer Johann Hari discusses his recent article in which conservation groups have sided with big-time polluters instead of real science.
 
Healthcare Hypocrisy Continues
Republicans attack government healthcare while trying to save Medicare.
 
Slide Show: Women's History, Across the Globe, in The Nation
In honor of Women's History Month, The Nation has compiled a collection of articles from the magazine's archive dating back to 1865. We present them with an accompanying slide show that features milestones in women's history and the courageous women behind them.
 
Justice Delayed in Bosnia
Without accountability and adequate support for the victims of sexual violence during the Bosnian war, ethnic fault lines could deepen.
 
The Weight of the Poor: A Strategy to End Poverty
A mass strategy to recruit the poor onto welfare rolls would create a political crisis that could result in legislation that brings an end to poverty.
 
Exit Strategies for Afghanistan and Iraq
Members of Congress who oppose the US military presence in Afghanistan and Iraq are divided on strategies to force de-escalation.
 
 
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