Persistent advocates and new strategies have led some companies to relent on blocking access to courts. But there’s a long way to go.
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Posted inEconomic Policy
Financial Reformers to Biden: Start Nominating Regulators!
Several positions are vacant, as Wall Street reform appears to fall off the priority list.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Biden Needs to Be Wary of Crypto Grifters
The administration has a host of options to create a public option for digital currencies and use regulatory tools to prevent fraud and abuse.
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.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Which Side Is Gary Gensler on?
Why did the new SEC chair appoint Wall Street power lawyer Alex Oh, cited for ethics violations while representing Exxon, to head the commission’s enforcement division?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The GameStop Mess Exposes the Naked Short Selling Scam
A decade ago, a Biden confidant tried to stop it. Now there’s another chance.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Financial Reforms We Need
A conversation with former SEC official Lynn Turner, one of the great crusaders for fair and transparent markets
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Elon Musk Pumped Dogecoin Into a 50 Percent Gain. Who Cashed In?
If a single tweet can wildly move prices, maybe there’s a problem with our financial markets.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
What We’ve Learned From the Robinhood Affair
Let’s put parasitic speculators out of business. How about a lead role for Joe Biden’s most progressive former top aide, Ted Kaufman?
Posted inCabinet Watch
Financial Regulation in a Biden Administration
Two key positions—at OCC and SEC—are up in the air.
