by William K. Black July 1, 2009 President Obama’s financial regulation proposal is doomed to fail. Why? Because it was developed by people who don’t believe in regulation.

por Kent Paterson 30 de junio de 2009 Hoy de edad mediana y con una familia que sostener, el empleado gubernamental Gerardo González González ha seguido una estrategia económica personal que se ha vuelto familiar para incontables mexicanos. Recurriendo a las tarjetas de crédito para compensar los salaries estancados, González ha hecho malabares con múltiples cuentas, ha [...]

There are smart ways to raise money and regulate the market, but Wall Street is working to kill any meaningful financial reform By Dean Baker July 1, 2009 Last month, when the US Congress failed to pass a bankruptcy reform measure that would have allowed home mortgages to be modified in bankruptcy, senator Dick Durbin succinctly commented: “The [...]

By Martha C. White June 26, 2009 While the plight of homeowners affected by the real estate meltdown has been well-documented, renters too often fall under the radar. Although tenants’ advocacy groups credit recently passed national legislation for including some protections, they charge that the new law only scratches the surface.

Nota del editor: Sin sustento, no hay libertad, no hay vida, no hay forma de resistir las injusticias diarias que vienen a oprimirlo a uno cada vez más. No hay libertad. El hambre es una de las injusticias más grandes de nuestros tiempos porque el alimento es un derecho humano que se le esta negando [...]

By Robert Scheer June 24, 2009 It’s not working. The Bush-Obama strategy of throwing trillions at the banks to solve the mortgage crisis is a huge bust. The financial moguls, while tickled pink to have $1.25 trillion in toxic assets covered by the feds, along with hundreds of billions in direct handouts, are not using that money [...]

by Pierre-Yves Gomez June 23, 2009 The resignation of Société Générale’s controversial chairman Daniel Bouton at the end of April marked a symbolic stage in the development of the crisis. The torment banks are going through calls for modifications in their governance, and the departure of the president of one of the most exposed banks seemed inevitable. [...]

By Dean Baker June 21, 2009 [Contribution to the Reimagining Society Project hosted by ZCommunications] As every backcountry hiker recognizes, you must first know where you are before you can figure out how to get to where you want to be. While it is important to know where we want to go, progressives often badly misunderstand where we [...]

Massive Columbus foreclosure case shows how some landlords take advantage of a $56 billion no-fault fund, leaving taxpayers on the hook for millions and tenants living in squalor By Geoff Dutton June 7, 2009 A group of well-connected local landlords received $26.6 million in federally backed mortgages to buy six apartment complexes for $13.4 million. They were supposed to [...]

Nota del editor: Sin sustento, no hay libertad, no hay vida, no hay forma de resistir las injusticias diarias que vienen a oprimirlo a uno cada vez más. No hay libertad. El hambre es una de las injusticias más grandes de nuestros tiempos porque el alimento es un derecho humano que se le esta negando [...]