It only took six years but the Republicans have finally issued a response to the much-maligned Dodd-Frank Act, and there was a disturbingly familiar refrain amid the rants of the Republican chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Texas Congressman Jeb Hensarling, who is the proponent of the GOP alternative. To recap, moving from the… Read More >>
News Analysis: Bernie Sanders’ Wall Street Reforms Lack Specifics
On the campaign trail for the Democratic presidential nomination, candidate Bernie Sanders has been hammering away at Wall Street and its impact upon the economy, calling for the return of the Glass-Steagall Act, the breakup of large banks, and other reforms that he says go further than the Dodd-Frank Act. However, the proposed changes from… Read More >>