TPM Muckraker has been all over the hold placed on the nomination of Neil Barofsky to lead the oversight of... View Article
Continue readingHold Put On Bailout Oversight Office
According to TPM Muckraker, a Senate Republican placed a secret hold on the nomination of Neil Barofsky to lead the... View Article
Continue readingProPublica: History of Bailout Pies
ProPublica features a terrific graphic showing the relative size of the government bailouts as compared to previous bailouts. Take a... View Article
Continue readingHome Builders Seek Bailout Pie
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Home Builders lobby is ramping up their campaign for a section of the... View Article
Continue readingThe Revolving Door, Robert Rubin, and Citigroup
Today, President-Elect Barack Obama named the key members of economic team including Timothy Geithner as Treasury Secretary and Larry Summers... View Article
Continue readingBailout Lobbying, Grassroots, and PACs
If ever there was a doubt that campaign contributions effect the votes of lawmakers, look no further than today’s Op-Ed... View Article
Continue readingBailout Reporting Requirements
A couple of days ago, I blogged about the need for transparency in the bailout. The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act... View Article
Continue readingLobbying Spurs Changes in Bailout Plan
In what may be considered one of the greatest feeding frenzies since the Night of Living Dead, lobbyists are working... View Article
Continue readingHere’s a Place to Start
Here’s an opportunity for the new Administration. Develop a model system for government transparency in the context of bailout of... View Article
Continue readingIn Broad Daylight: The Only Game In Town
There is only one lobbying game in town: grabbing for bailout bucks. Changes at the Stevens trial, while more stories... View Article
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