Topic: Regulation

The Shoddy Management That Lead to the IRS Tea Party Scandal

AP Photo/Al Behrman

The IRS division responsible for flagging Tea Party groups has long been an agency afterthought, beset by mismanagement, financial constraints and an unwillingness to spell out just what it expects from social welfare nonprofits, former officials and experts say.

By Heather Horn

Nov 18, 2009

Cutting Up Our Credit Cards

Business bloggers tout the benefits of ditching plastic

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By Max Fisher

Nov 18, 2009

Lingering Flaws in Financial System Revive Fears of Depression

Economists find the problems beneath the surface revealed by the AIG report

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By Max Fisher

Nov 12, 2009

Could Chris Dodd Ally Democrats With The Tea Party Right?

Dodd's regulatory proposals might forge an unlikely alliance

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By Max Fisher

Nov 12, 2009

Dodd's Radical Plan: One Agency To Rule Them All

Should bank regulation be managed by a single agency rather than several, as Dodd's legislation proposes?

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By Carl Franzen

Nov 9, 2009

Lightning Rod

Maclaren's Finger-Slicing Stroller Recall

An upscale manufacturer recalls 1 million strollers

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By Max Fisher

Oct 22, 2009

What's Wrong With Cutting TARP Executive Pay

The White House will drastically cut pay for bailed out companies, but will it do any good?

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By Mara Gay

Oct 5, 2009

The Problem With Free Market Beef

Liberal pundits see parallels between the financial crisis and flaws in our food safety system

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By Max Fisher

Sep 25, 2009

Barney Frank Backs Down on Finance Reform, Infuriating Liberals

Bloggers and economists who usually cheer him accuse the House Financial Services chairman of caving to Wall Street

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By John Hudson

Sep 24, 2009

The Angry Few Who Oppose the FDA's Ban on Flavored Tobacco

Those vile strawberry cigarettes are history. Who cares? Chain-smoking moms and earnest college students, that's who!

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By Heather Horn

Sep 16, 2009

Strange Bedfellows

Eliot Spitzer and Supply-Siding Reaganite Find Common Ground

Bruce Bartlett, former Reagan adviser, is shocked to be agreement with the ex-governor of New York

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By Max Fisher

Aug 4, 2009

Geithner's Blow-Up Raises Deeper Questions

Who will be in charge of regulation, the Treasury or the Fed? Econobloggers take sides.

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