Reforms are needed to ensure that inaccurate budgetary math doesn’t take precedence over maximizing long-term prosperity.
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren is the senior Democratic senator from Massachusetts.
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Don’t Let Wall Street Run Amok
Let’s keep Trump from undermining the agency that protects consumers from bank malpractice.
Posted inSpecial Report
Consumer Protection as Systemic Safety
If we safeguard consumers, we also save the entire financial system from its own excesses.
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The Vital Middle
Remember all those speeches you gave filled with statistics and stories about the middle-class squeeze? You spoke the truth. Wages really are stagnant, and we really are struggling to buy the basics. The core of a middle-class life–a home, health insurance, a good education for our children, the things our parents could take for granted–is […]
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Middle Class and Broke
Families with children are under assault. The assault is quiet, attracting few headlines, no congressional investigations, no knowing conversations at the office or at parties. The assault is stealthy, but the effects are profound. This year, more families with children will file for bankruptcy than divorce. Motherhood is now the single best predictor that a […]