- Jon Stewart to Grover Norquist: Your Pledge Is a Failure
- Boehner Backs Out Of Debt-Limit Deal
- Republican budget proposal to be unveiled--It could "spark threats of a government shutdown just weeks before the November elections."
- The Worst Part of Paul Ryan's Budget--"Even if you like Ryan's Medicare and Medicaid reforms, his budget is essentially a plan to demolish every other government program outside of Social Security and defense."
- Club for Growth rejects Rep. Ryan’s budget
Congress
- Study Shows House Members Profit--"One accusation long directed at Congress is that lawmakers come to this capital city not just to serve the American people but also to enrich themselves and their families." NYT
- Insider Trading Ban for Lawmakers Clears Congress--Now that it's been rendered toothless. NYT
- Ex-Lobbyist Jack Abramoff on Wash DC Corruption
- Opinion: Are jobs obsolete?
- Right-to-Work Laws, Explained
- Romney Admits GOP Education Policy is Intended to Kill Unions
- Another Hidden Bailout: Helping Wall Street Collect Your Rent
- We Now Know With Near-Certainty That Wall Street Execs Committed Felonies--"The greatest moral hazard now confronting the nation is what appears to be increasingly brazen criminal activity by financial industry executives. With each decision not to prosecute, Wall Street executives justifiably conclude that they are immune to the rules."
- Former Merrill Worker: Greg Smith Was Right And It's Not Just Goldman
- Paul Ryan wants to repeal rules meant to stop Too Big to Fail
- The Dallas Fed Is Calling For The Immediate Breakup Of Large Banks
- When Will the Obama Administration Recognize that MERS Destroyed the Chain of Title Making All Foreclosures Suspect?
- Rep. Issa Confronted By Protesters At Foreclosure Hearing, Blames Bank Fraud On Homeowners--"Before the GOP took control of the House in 2011, Issa promised not to investigate the fraudulent acts committed by Wall Street banks, instead vowing to focus his attention on home loans made to poor people."
- Texana Hollis Returns To Detroit Home, Thanks To Mitch Albom
