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Elizabeth Warren Rap Video – Got a New Sheriff
August 13, 2010 – 12:04 pm | Comments Off

Our favorite candidate to lead the CFPA, Elizabeth Warren, is the subject of a new rap video supporting her nomination. The video comes courtesy of our friends at the Main Street Brigade.  Want to show …

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AFR Response to the S.E.C. Charging Goldman Sachs with Fraud
April 19, 2010 – 7:39 am

For Immediate Release
April 16, 2010
Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform issued the following statement regarding the S.E.C. suit accusing Goldman Sachs of fraud on mortgage deals.
Heather Booth, Director, Americans for Financial Reform: “The SEC investigation …

Letter to Senators Dodd and Shelby from The Military Coalition: Oppose Auto Dealer Exemptions
April 16, 2010 – 9:42 am

The Military Coalition, a consortium of nationally prominent military and veterans organizations representing more than 5.5 million current and former service members and their families, has written to Senator Dodd and Senator Shelby about the …

AFR: No More Taxpayer Bailouts
April 15, 2010 – 1:37 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Washington, DC – Today, Tax Day, as Americans are all too aware of where their tax dollars are going, Americans for Financial Reform agrees that taxpayers should never again be on the hook for …

Syracuse Students Say No to Chase CEO
April 15, 2010 – 12:58 pm

Students organize opposition: Group plans protest, petition against JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon
The Syracuse Daily Orange reports that students have begun to organize to oppose upcoming commencement speaker Jamie Dimon.  The paper states:
About 30 students gathered …

Daily Kos: Financial Reform and Exploding Toasters
April 15, 2010 – 10:46 am

Daily Kos recently blogged about our webinar with Professor Elizabeth Warren and AFR’s other efforts, including a new partner site to fight back against the Chamber of Commerce’s lies.  The blog entry says:
In a conference …

Sing Along: Bet Against the American Dream
April 14, 2010 – 12:33 pm

Planet Money, This American Life and ProPublica have teamed up to bring us a story about Wall Street insiders who made millions betting against the American dream.  Watch the catchy Broadway tune about the story …