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Song A Day #419: The Robin Hood Tax
March 10, 2010 – 9:54 am

Jonathan Mann sings this funny and informative song about the “Robin Hood Tax,” also known as the Financial Transaction Tax (FTT).

Consumer Protection Would Help Small Businesses
March 5, 2010 – 11:09 am

The Hill recently published this Opinion piece from business owner Lya Sorano about the way that a Consumer Financial Protection Agency would help small businesses.  She says:
The Chamber of Commerce and the bank lobbyists have …

Make Markets Be Markets
March 4, 2010 – 12:28 pm

Make Markets Be Markets: A Groundbreaking Conference Hosted by the Roosevelt Institute
On March 3rd, the Roosevelt Institute gathered some of the nation’s leading financiers, economists, and former regulators to release a report outlining critical actions …

Consumers Demand Accountability: NCLR Delivers Petition Calling for a Strong CFPA
March 3, 2010 – 10:16 am
Consumers Demand Accountability: NCLR Delivers Petition Calling for a Strong CFPA

CONSUMERS DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY:
NCLR Delivers Petition Calling for a Strong Consumer Financial Protection Agency
Washington, DC—Fed-up consumers from throughout the nation got their message to Congress today when NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the …