Key Members of Hillary Clinton Team Lobbied Against Bills She Now Touts as National Accomplishments

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Feb 9, 2016 On the presidential campaign trail, the candidate has been hailing Obamacare and the Dodd-Frank Act, a measure aimed at Wall Street corruption. Yet she has infused her staff with former lobbyists and consultants who did all they could to block the two reforms. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Barney Frank, Ever the Politician, Predicts Hillary Clinton Is ‘Gonna Win’ in 2016

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Nov 5, 2015 The former congressman brought his brand of D.C.-style real talk, and his unabashed support for Hillary Clinton, to the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles on Tuesday night. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Want a New Law? If You’re the Banking Industry, Just Write It Yourself

BLANK Oct 30, 2013 A banking regulatory bill moving through the House of Representatives this week was largely written by banking lobbyists, and steered under the guidance of politicians raking in campaign contributions from the people who would benefit from the legislation. Yes, this is the best democracy money can buy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Greenwald Blasts Critics, Dodd-Frank Under Attack, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 25, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including some major new developments in the IRS targeting scandal and President Obama's take on whistle-blower Edward Snowden. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Watch: Sen. Warren Grills Jack Lew on Too Big to Fail Banks

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig May 23, 2013 At a Senate Banking Committee hearing Tuesday, the Massachusetts senator got the best of the Treasury secretary as she pressed him on whether the government should cap the size of big banks or break them up. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Big Banks Are Victims of Their Own Success

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig May 2, 2013 Now that Wall Street has managed to neuter and delay the modest reforms passed by Congress, there is more political momentum to pass stricter financial regulations. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sanders, Sherman Introduce Legislation to Break Up ‘Too Big to Fail’ Banks

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 10, 2013 Wall Street sees no need for more regulations of course, but unfortunately for Main Street Americans still reeling from the last financial crisis, President Obama may turn out to be the banking industry's biggest ally. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Fed Chairman Bernanke: ‘I Agree With Elizabeth Warren 100 Percent’ on Big Banks

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 21, 2013 If Bernanke's stance is any indication, Sen. Warren, who was just sworn in this January, is already having a positive impact on Washington. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why No One Would Listen

By Eyal Press, TomDispatch Mar 7, 2012 What’s worse: to be persecuted and indicted for trying to expose an act of wrongdoing? Or -- like so many in the corporate and financial world -- to be ignored for doing so? Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Obama Gets His Way With Consumer Bureau Pick

Staff / Truthdig Jan 4, 2012 Because this is one of the things he can do from the Oval Office, President Obama pulled what his Republican opponents will no doubt characterize as a fast one by forcibly installing Richard Cordray on Wednesday as his chosen leader of the recently configured Consumer Financial Protection Bureau while Congress was on recess. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sorry Elizabeth, Wall Street Said No

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jul 20, 2011 Obama's gutless decision to abandon Elizabeth Warren comes after the president populated his administration with the very people who created the financial meltdown. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Elizabeth Warren Out, Another Bank Critic to Lead Consumer Agency

Staff / Truthdig Jul 18, 2011 Fearing a tough confirmation fight, the Obama administration has decided that Elizabeth Warren will not head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Instead, the White House will nominate Richard Cordray, who was already selected to be the agency's top enforcer and who, in his previous gig as Ohio's attorney general, had put himself on the map by suing big banks. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )