TARP Overseer and consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren talks about the Obama administration’s role in push for a new consumer protection authority.
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Did the Founding Fathers Screw Up?
Gridlock in Washington is no accident. It’s built into the Constitution.
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Solidarity Squandered
The September 11 attacks brought us together until we let them turn us against each other–and damn near everyone else.
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The 9/11 President
If the attacks hadn’t occurred, it’s impossible to imagine Barack Obama would have been electedbut the legacy of those attacks continues to burden his presidency.
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Forget the Super Congress
A lot of punditry today is being directed at the super-committee of 12 that the debt-ceiling deal establishes, ostensibly to bring our fiscal house in order. But God knows why. The idea that the Republicans on the committee will accede to any tax increases — after House Republicans read John Boehner the riot act for […]
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Rick Perry Wins Without Showing Up
The Prospect watches the Republican primary showdown so you don’t have to.
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The Greening of Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart’s new green-washed image is deflecting attention from the drag the company continues to inflict on workers’ wages and communities’ quality of life.
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How Wal-Mart Shapes the World
Will the economy follow Wal-Mart’s race to the bottom—or will social counterweights and other business models demonstrate a better way?
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Wal-Mart Tries to Go to Town
America’s mega-retailer can’t boost profits unless it gains entry to America’s largest cities. Against stiff resistance, it’s still trying.
