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High finance is wrecking the economy and the planet, but it won't reform itself.
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/high-finance-is-wrecking-the-…
In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis,
Congress created the Office of Financial Research (OFR)
through the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Originating from the spirit to reform the wildly irresponsible Wall Street elite,
OFR was charged with providing data, analysis, and research regarding systemic financial risks to the members of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC).
Essentially, OFR is an integral part of the federal…
Former Rep. Barney Frank, champion of Wall Street reform and gay rights trailblazer, dies at 86 (Daniel Arkin/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/former-rep-barney-frank-champion-wall-street-reform-lgbtq-trailblazer-rcna342642
http://www.memeorandum.com/260520/p57#a260520p57
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Why is it that two of my hobbies have US national organizations who are actively working against their membership? The ARRL's bylawys changes to try to disqualify from election anyone who argues for change were embarrassing, and now AOPA is using legal action to try to stop a movement for transparency.
I think they are probably both em…
In a dramatic middle-of-the-night stand off, a bipartisan set of lawmakers pushing for true reform and privacy protections for Americans bought us some more time to fight!
They are holding out for, at a minimum,
the requirement of an actual probable cause warrant for FBI access to information collected under the mass spying program known as 702.
A reauthorization with virtually no changes was defeated because a core group of lawmakers held strong;
they know that peopl…
Thousands of teachers affiliated with the CNTE, a teachers’ union, marched through Mexico City on March 18,
setting up a 72-hour protest camp in the Zocalo square to demand salary increases and the repeal of education and pension reforms.
https://bsky.app/profile/reuters.com/p…