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The Swamp Fighters: A Report From Behind the Lines

John Light and Susannah Jacob / Moyers and Company Dec 4, 2017 Dennis Kelleher, founder of Better Markets, talks about the nonprofit organization's effort to protect the public interest on Wall Street. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Hillary Blames Bernie for an Old Clintonite Hustle, and That’s a Rotten Shame

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jan 19, 2016 With stupefying arrogance, Clinton tried during Sunday's debate to tie her rival to the Great Recession—an economic crisis that actually was fostered by Bill Clinton, his aides and even one of her own campaign advisers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Austerity Muzzles Wall Street Regulators

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 2, 2013 American austerity is finally having one of its deep, pernicious effects in the service of runaway capitalists -- preventing government regulators from regulating due to inadequate funds. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Very Skeptical’ Brooksley Born Takes on Goldman Brass

Staff / Truthdig Jul 2, 2010 If there's one person we'd want to see grill Goldman Sachs bigwigs about certain fishy pre-financial-meltdown practices in which they apparently engaged, such as their failure to give useful details about (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Courage Award Honors Two Women Who Warned Us

Staff / Truthdig Mar 29, 2009 There has been much hand-wringing, not to mention finger-pointing, regarding who knew what, and when, about the financial calamities that have recently come to pass. However, Brooksley Born and Sheila Bair won't be counted among the willfully or accidentally ignorant: They've been named this year's winners of the JFK Profile in Courage Award for sounding the alarm far ahead of time. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )