Tag Archives: Financial Reform

Greed Exposed : The ‘Naked Credit Default Swap’

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

“Greed” (2006). Mixed media from natalie.org.What they are and why they should be banned:Naked Credit Default Swaps By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / May 21, 2010 Don’t let your eyes glaze over and stop reading this post because … Continue reading →

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Psychology of Greed : Protecting the People from Wall Street

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

A rebuttal of sorts:Protecting the people from Wall Street By Steven Porter / The Rag Blog / April 23, 2010 [On April 21, The Rag Blog published an article by Sherman DeBrosse entitled Republican Jujitsu : Protecting Wall Street from … Continue reading →

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Republicans : Choosing Wall Street Over Main Street

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic from USA Today.The Republicans and financial regulation:Choosing Wall Street over Main Street By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / April 22, 2010 It’s no secret to anyone what kicked off the current recession in America. It was the … Continue reading →

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State of the Union : What Obama Must Do

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Obama’s State of the Union must address: Creating jobs Reducing the deficit Re-regulating the banks By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / January 25, 2010 People are enraged by the bonuses the banks are handing out, and many think … Continue reading →

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Fixing the Economy? Like Filling a Leaky Bucket

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

“Old tin bucket.” Photo by {JO} / Flickr.Bucket’s got a hole in it:Can we revive the U.S. economy? By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / December 13, 2009 Is trying to fix the U.S. economy like trying to fill … Continue reading →

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Economy and Unemployment : Real Recovery a Long Shot

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo from OOlaah.comReal unemployment nears depression levels;Sustained recovery appears unlikely By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / December 6, 2009 It should come as no big surprise that our economy is in worse shape than the U.S. government would … Continue reading →

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Barack Obama : Stop the Runaway Train

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

President Obama: Stop the runaway train of globalization.Long range strategic innovation: Globalization, the financial crisis, environmental planning, and getting out of Afghanistan By Ray Reece / The Rag Blog / November 5, 2009 Call this a lesson in how to … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Financial Reform: Just Plugging a Few Leaks Rather Than Repairing the Dam

Posted on June 19, 2009 by RagBlog

US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner told the Senate Banking Committee that he plans to reform the system of financial regulation. Photo: Bloomberg.Only a Hint of Roosevelt in Financial OverhaulBy Joe Nocera / June 17, 2009 Three quarters of a century … Continue reading →

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Charlie Loving: The Banking Lobby

Posted on May 4, 2009 by RagBlog

Cartoon by Charlie Loving / The Rag Blog

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Paul Krugman : What to Do

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

‘Once the recovery effort is well underway, it will be time to turn to prophylactic measures: reforming the system so that the crisis doesn’t happen again.’By Paul Krugman The following article by educator, New York Times columnist and Nobel prize … Continue reading →

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