Today on TAP: And the decision was written by a Trump appointee, no less. Even this Supreme Court will be hard-pressed to disagree.
Elizabeth Warren
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Powell on the Ropes
Today on TAP: A prime casualty of the crisis set off by the failure of Silicon Valley Bank could be Fed Chair Jay Powell—all too appropriately, and none too soon.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Powell Blocked Mentions of Supervisory Failures From Bank Rescue Statements
The Fed chair resisted mentioning supervision, regulation, or accountability after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. His resistance delayed the announcement.
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Elizabeth Warren’s Moment (Again)
Today on TAP: Nobody understands or explains the corruption of the financial system better than the Massachusetts senator.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Intuit’s Top Lobbying Firms Are Also Major DSCC Bundlers
Congress is set to receive a report on how the IRS can streamline the tax filing process after lobbyists for Intuit bundled millions for the Senate Democrats’ campaign arm.
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How Monopoly Destroys Democracy
Today on TAP: The new movement to connect the restoration of democracy with the revival of antitrust and competition
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Bankman and the Bastardization of Bankruptcy
Today on TAP: He gets to cheat his customers, write off debts, and then keep control of his company? (Yup, that’s how bankruptcy often works for big dogs.)
Posted inLaw and Justice
How Banks Are Defending Their Right to Discriminate
Chamber of Commerce v. CFPB is the latest battle in Wall Street’s long war to destroy the consumer protection agency.
Posted inPolitics
How Policy Got Done in 2022
To understand the Democrats’ big climate and health care bill, you must go back decades.
Posted inEducation in America
Warren, Pressley Ask Navient About ‘Attempting to Scam’ Student Loan Borrowers
Emails from the servicing company entice borrowers to refinance into private loans that wouldn’t be eligible for the announced debt forgiveness.
