Banks and Finance
August 31, 2011 -
Nurses will gather across the U.S. on Thursday, Sept. 1 to urge Congress to tax financial transactions and use the revenue to fund social programs desperately needed amid the ongoing economic crisis.
June 18, 2010 -
Thanks to a certain oil spill and other attention-grabbing events, the nation's home foreclosure crisis has drifted off the news headlines.
May 18, 2010 -
In Arkansas' closely-watched primary today for U.S. Senate, the polls and pundits are saying embattled incumbent Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D) has a big enough lead to win against labor/progressive-backed challenger Bill Halter, maybe by enough points to avoid a runoff.
April 29, 2010 -
Facing South's report last week on a protest last week by the conservative group Americans for Prosperity -- which targeted the Center for Responsible lending, a champion of financial reform, as a symbol of "Wall Street corruption" -- has mad
July 24, 2009 -
Earlier this week, I reported that Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR) -- the Blue Dog who has emerged as the leading barrier to the House passing a health care reform bill this summer -- and his personal ties to the health industry.
October 22, 2008 -
Two weeks ago, we published an in-depth piece looking into Wachovia's $8 million loan bailing out the cash-strapped National Republican Congressional Committee.
October 15, 2008 -
President Bush's announcement that the government will spend $250 billion to buy shares in nine major banks -- in effect, partially nationalizing them -- has drawn a lot of hand-wringing among the nation's media and political class.