A new bill from Sen. Pat Toomey seeks to protect a time-honored tradition.
financial industry
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Cowboy Drugstore
Traces of a kleptocrat from Iraq to Delaware to Miami
Posted inEconomic Policy
What the New Sheriffs of Wall Street Can Do
Biden has empowered a crop of aggressive financial regulators. They’ll need to look beyond the banking industry and into finance’s darker corners.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Here’s How Biden Could Override the Democrats Protecting Wall Street
Saule Omarova, whose nomination is in trouble partly due to progressives’ botched defense, could be appointed as first deputy and run the OCC in an acting capacity.
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⏩ Global Warning, a Virtual Event: The Most Pressing Issues of COP26
Diving deeper into the most urgent global climate issues
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
At U.N. Climate Talks, What Mattered Most Went Unsaid
A Wall Street–led energy transition; punitive credit conditions for developing countries; sustained oil and gas drilling
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Billionaire Behind the Fight for Lower Drug Prices
A former Enron executive has poured tens of millions into national drug pricing reform. Why hasn’t it worked?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Gensler Punts in Fight Over Auditing Watchdog
The SEC chair installs a corporate defense lawyer to run the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
Posted inEconomic Policy
What ESG Investing and Ozy Media Have in Common
How much longer can we afford to believe the promise of sustainable investing?
Posted inEconomic Policy
A Silver Lining in the Story of Private Equity Killing the Press
The Provincetown Independent reminds us what a local paper is supposed to look like.
