How hedge funds and brokers have manipulated the market.
financial industry
Posted inHousing
The Problem With the ‘BlackRock Buying Houses’ Meme
Here’s the reality of institutional buyers and the single-family rental market.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Should Biden Reappoint Jerome Powell?
A Prospect debate about the future of the Federal Reserve
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