Can a single book change the world? Think back to some of the books you learned about in school: “The Jungle,” “Unsafe at Any Speed,” “Silent Spring.” Books like these stirred things up. They spurred debate and action, legislation and regulation, and even the creation of watchdog government agencies. Their authors were muckrakers. Larry Doyle,… Read More >>
Is the Fed Too Cozy with the Big Banks?
The secret recordings of Carmen Segarra, a former Federal Reserve bank examiner stationed at Goldman Sachs, have caused a quite stir since they were aired last week in a segment on the popular podcast “This American Life.” The tapes not only allege wrongdoings at Goldman, but also instances of the Fed, the firm’s primary supervisor, handling the… Read More >>
