Commentary & Opinion

March 15, 2010 The Politics Of The Dodd Bill

Source:The Atlantic

Counterfacturals are fun in politics: what if Democrats had introduced a comprehensive, sweeping financial regulation reform bill a year ago? After trying to forge a bipartisan consensus with Republicans on his committee, Sen....

March 15, 2010 What a Health Care Loss Would Mean for a President Used to Winning

Source:Time

In 2000, Barack Obama tried to unseat incumbent Illinois Congressman Bobby Rush in a Democratic primary. The thumping Obama received — Rush got 61% of the vote to the upstart's 30% — was a grave political disappointment for the...

March 11, 2010 Righting a Wrong - Let Shareholders, Not CEOs, Decide How Corporate Money Is Spent on Politics

Source:Public Citizen

WASHINGTON - March 10 - Irresponsible corporate governance has become a plague on the U.S. economy and soon will become a plague on our political system as well. In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the U.S. Supreme...[more]

March 10, 2010 Health Care’s Obstacle: No Will to Cut

Source:NY Times

For anyone who cares about medical costs — which is to say anyone who cares about the take-home pay of American families or about the budget deficit — President Obama’s health reform plan is a terribly mixed bag.

March 3, 2010 An Open Letter to Rahm Emanuel On Jobs For America!

Source:Kenneth Davis, The Huffington Post

If the Democrats want to win in the upcoming November elections, they need to do much more about restoring our manufacturing base and the good long term jobs the sector has always provided. That requires political leadership by...

March 3, 2010 SEC on ESG?

Source:CSRwire Contributing Writer Bill Baue

When do you know that ESG (or factoring environmental, social, and governance issues into investment and corporate decisions) has gone mainstream? One clue is this week's announcement that MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital...[more]

March 3, 2010 Health Reform: Why Aren't We Talking About Prices?

Source:US News and World Report

To tame the out-of-control cost of American healthcare, we need to slash the inflated prices we pay

March 1, 2010 In Tax Law, an Overdue Overhaul a Step, With Miles to Go

Source:Floyd Norris, NY Times

What is the most outrageous section of American tax law “People get a deduction for punitive damages paid in a lawsuit,” was the response from Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, the top Republican on the Budget Committee. “I...

February 28, 2010 Hyping H1N1: Did It Create a Dangerous Flu Fatigue?

Source:AOL News

With the World Health Organization warning yet again this week that the H1N1 virus has yet to reach its peak, a flu season that's milder than average hardly seems that way. Now, the nearly yearlong coverage of H1N1 has left some...

February 28, 2010 Wary Centrists Posing Challenge in Health Care Vote

Source:New York Times

WASHINGTON — The future of President Obama’s health care overhaul now rests largely with two blocs of swing Democrats in the House of Representatives — abortion opponents and fiscal conservatives — whose indecision signals the...

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