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Obama and social safety nets

…for a brief time around the State of the Union address. But he just can’t seem to maintain a strong progressive position–too easily swayed by the Wall Street bunch that…

The Stockman’s Big Swinging Whip

…the great Wall Street banks out in the cold to compete as at-risk free enterprises, without access to cheap Fed loans or deposit insurance. Banks would be able to take…

The Evils of Corporatism

…under the legislation passed in the mid 1970s. Are you listening, President Obama? Or is the only tune you hear the one played by Wall Street, Big Business, and corporate…

Derivatives, water and financial risk

…sector of our economy,” Scott Rickards, President and CEO of Waterfund. “At the other end, you have water – there’s not a single financial product. Investors, Wall Street have pretty…