A Prospect debate about the future of the Federal Reserve
financial industry
Posted inEconomic Policy
Jerome Powell Went Easy on Wall Street
That gets in the way of good monetary policy, and makes recessions and inequality worse.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Reimagining the Federal Reserve
We can have a central bank with a focus on climate, racial, and economic justice.
Posted inTAP
Gottheimer Rakes In Cash From Rent-a-Bank Practitioners He Supports
Today on TAP: The New Jersey congressman lobbies colleagues on behalf of predatory lenders
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
House Democrat Leading Effort Against Key Consumer Protection
Rep. Josh Gottheimer is lobbying against a resolution that would end the practice of predatory lenders charging astronomical interest rates on consumer loans.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Wall Street Must Stop Enabling Communist China
America’s financial elite is helping to finance America’s prime strategic adversary.
Posted inTAP
Who Will Chair the Fed?
Today on TAP: Boosting financial regulation should be President Biden’s priority
Posted inPolitics
China and Republican Economic Populism
Does the bipartisan collaboration on a tougher China policy portend more areas of bipartisanship? More populist policies generally?
Posted inEconomic Policy
Plumbing the Depths at the SEC
It’s not enough to just get a new progressive chair. All of the key staff positions are also worthy of attention.
