Democrats Are About to Give Big Pharma the Big Tobacco Treatment
The House of Representatives' first oversight hearing of 2019 wasn't about Trump. It was about skyrocketing drug prices.
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When the Next Recession Hits
The government has less flexibility to address a financial crisis than it did during the last one.
Will Another White Big-Banker Oversee Wall Street?
The president of the New York Federal Reserve is resigning, and Democrats are pushing for diversity in his replacement.
Everything Wrong With the Democrats, in One Bill
The bipartisan push to roll back parts of Dodd-Frank reveals a minority party that can’t get it right on the policy or the politics.
How Democrats Are Helping Trump Dismantle Dodd-Frank
Republicans are on the verge of attaining a long-coveted prize—with the assistance of Senate Democrats who have ties to the financial industry.
The Legal War Over the Government’s Consumer Watchdog
A federal court ruled that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is constitutional, but the case appears headed to the Supreme Court.
The End of the Obama Era
How Republicans undid so many of his accomplishments in a single year
Trump and Warren Are on a Collision Course
Why is a so-called populist trying to dismantle America's most effective consumer watchdog?
Trump Has Sold Out His Voters for Corporate America
The president's early policies benefit corporations and the rich at the expense of everyday Americans.
Is Donald Trump the Next Jimmy Carter?
Political scientists have argued that Trump represents the last gasp of a failing coalition. But we might be in a new political era altogether.
How a Judge Became the Sheriff of Wall Street
Dodd-Frank left it to regulators and judicial activists to make the rules for systemically important financial institutions. And now MetLife is off the hook.
Why Is Obama Convinced His Wall Street Reforms Work?
He accuses critics of cynicism, without recognizing that he bears blame.
Why Elizabeth Warren Is on the Warpath This Week
This is how big business fights government regulations—from the inside.
The Divide That Could Decide the Democratic Primary
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton don't agree on financial reform. Whose side will voters take?
The SEC Has Revealed Astounding Corruption in Private Equity
And, for once, the commission is not letting them get away with it
