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By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law —
A bipartisan team of U.S. senators has introduced a bill that would expand sanctions against Iran by targeting an estimated $100 billion worth of the country’s foreign currency reserves that are parked in overseas accounts.
Posted on May 20, 2013
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By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law —
AARP magazine, which boasts the largest circulation of any periodical in the world, used to focus on injustice, something it now calls “negativity.”
Posted on May 8, 2013
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Panelists at the annual Corporate Crime Reporter Conference in Washington, D.C., on Friday said they were concerned that the Justice Department is abandoning full criminal prosecutions of financial industries in favor of Deferred and Non Prosecution Agreements, which usually involve a fine and a set of conditions that must be followed.
Posted on May 7, 2013
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By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law —
The already tepid reforms enacted by Dodd-Frank are falling prey to business leaders, Republican lawmakers and the son of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
Posted on Apr 30, 2013
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By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law —
The Financial Transaction Tax, or Robin Hood Tax, would generate more than $300 billion a year in revenue, thereby doing away with the need for the sequester currently forcing across-the-board budget cuts.
Posted on Apr 24, 2013
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By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law —
The slow bulldozing of government protections has allowed lawmakers to re-examine programs and policies that haven’t been touched for decades.
Posted on Apr 8, 2013
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Thomas Hedges
Thomas Hedges works with Ralph Nader as a reporter at the Center for Study of Responsive Law, which is based in Washington, D.C. He wrote for his college newspaper, the Colgate Maroon News, until he was banned for writing exposés on Greek life and hazing. Hedges is also a contributor for PolicyShop.net—the Demos political blog—for whom he covers money in politics. He is moving to Paris in September to begin a year-long graduate program in history and literature through Columbia University. Follow Thomas Hedges on Twitter: @ThomasHedgesTD.
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