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NYT: Unions Make Strides as They Attack Banks
March 26, 2010 – 8:49 am

The New York Times published an article discussing how labor unions have been helping in the fight for financial reform.  AFR was mentioned in the following excerpt:
Unions are holding up many of their own members …

AIG, Greece, and the Problem with Derivatives
March 5, 2010 – 11:35 am

The New York Times recently posted this editorial about the connection between Greece’s financial problems and Wall Street and the need for better regulation of derivatives trading.
As Greece has tottered on the brink of fiscal …

New York Times: White House in New Push for Changes on Wall Street
February 24, 2010 – 10:43 am

An article in yesterday’s New York Times talked about new efforts from the White House on behalf of financial reform legislation.
The Obama administration redoubled its efforts on Tuesday to overhaul the nation’s financial regulations, saying …

New York Times: Modest Reform Won’t Do It
February 22, 2010 – 11:03 am

A recent editorial in the New York Times talked about the need for sweeping financial reform in order to effectively deal with the nation’s economic problems, and the hurdles that reform legislation must face as …

U.S. Lawmaker to Push For Crackdown on Speculation
February 3, 2010 – 10:41 am

Americans for Financial Reform was mentioned in this New York Times Dealbook article about Senator Cantwell’s support for greater regulation of futures markets and derivatives.  From the article:
A key U.S. lawmaker is set to join …

Paul Volcker: How to Reform our Financial System
February 1, 2010 – 1:28 pm
Paul Volcker: How to Reform our Financial System

Paul Volcker, Chairman of the president’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board and former Federal Reserve Chairman, published this op-ed in the New York Times.  Here are excerpts:
The phrase “too big to fail” has entered into …