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A federal court ruled that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is constitutional, but the case appears headed to the Supreme Court.

When one government agency tried to restrict an abusive lending industry, another agency did exactly the opposite.

Why do we keep falling for the myth that business leaders are the moral pillars of America?

Today's stark inequality is a consequence of the city's crisis in the 1970s.

The Nobel Prize–winning economist discusses Brexit, globalization, and the perils of austerity.

How the lobbyists are angling to get Evan Bayh on the Banking Committee.

The Gawker lawsuits reveal far more than a threat to free speech.

In creating shell companies and setting up what is essentially a tax haven, Mossack Fonesca didn't break any laws—and that's the problem.

This is how big business fights government regulations—from the inside.

A new book ignores the disturbing history of finance in America.

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Society depends on the enforcement of debt. Without it, there’s chaos.