…brinkmanship? It may seem logical to finger Congressional “extremists.” In fact, Tea Party-oriented Republicans have recently shown the most enthusiasm for holding the nation’s credit and economic prospects hostage. Yet…

…the congressional Dems are proposing to close are those and similar ones. And she did say “raise our taxes.” Maybe both are hedge fund managers. She part-time, of course. Maybe…

…point of my original post was that if Obama and the congressional Dems and want to leave a meaningful legacy on economics and finance-related matters–if they want to finally end…

…any real attempt to apprise the public of the existence of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, what its mandate is, and that (and how) the congressional Republicans have concertedly tried…

…Room — lending credibility to the theory that he summoned reporters so he could bait Republicans. “If congressional Republicans refuse to pay America’s bills on time, Social Security checks and…

…other than Congress itself. Obama and the congressional Dems should take the ball Walden has handed them and run with it.Representative Jerrold Nadler, Democrat of New York, signed on to…

It’s already clear that Republican congressional leaders now recognize that the Republicans actually have no leverage at all on the debt ceiling matter; they’re not going to pull that trigger,…

…at 802. Cummings discusses a number of “basic principles” — including Congressional intent that section 332 control the nonrecognition and basis results of liquidations; Congressional support for a “substantially all”…

…$1000. See Citizens for Tax Justice, U.S. Taxpayers and the Bush Tax Cuts: Obama’s Approach vs. Congressional GOP’s Approach (July 2012). So the typical American who earns between 40 and…

…non-event of Wall Street not getting what it wants from government. Indeed, enactment of the so-called JOBS legislation – a bill with massive bi-partisan Congressional support eagerly signed by the…