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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.
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Palestinian Roads: Cementing Statehood, or Israeli Annexation?
New evidence indicates that the PA's ambitious road-building program--heavily funded by the United States and Europe--is being used by Israel to facilitate settlement expansion.
| Oil Rig Sinks, as Does Senate Climate Bill
Two environmental disasters flared up this week: oil from a sunken rig is reaching land, and Senator Lindsey Graham has backed off from his bipartisan climate bill.
| The Breakdown: Will Financial Reform End Bailouts?
The Senate has finally opened debate on Dodd's financial regulatory reform bill--but misperceptions about the bill's impact abound. On this week's podcast, Washington Editor Christopher Hayes asks, will the bill end bailouts? Or just reinforce a broken system?
| Garzón on Trial
Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón has revolutionized international law--and now faces a suspension that could end his career.
| Goners
Was Wall Street short-sighted--or did it know full well the financial crisis was coming?
| Noted.
Jon Wiener on honoring Walter Moseley; John Nichols on Jim Hightower's populism
| Arizona Burning
The state's incendiary new immigration law has created a police state.
| Learning to Love the Healthcare Bill
It took time for people to appreciate Medicare and Social Security, but they did.
| Talking With Tony Judt
A discussion with the author of Ill Fares the Land about social democracy, trains and our desiccated ethical vocabulary.
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