Senators Approve Sweeping Rollback of Dodd-Frank Banking Regulations

Back on Capitol Hill, senators voted 67 to 31 in favor of a sweeping, bipartisan bill rolling back many of Continue reading →

Self-labeled ‘fiscal conservatives’ are anything but – deficit spending rises again under Republican rule

By Robert A. Vella One of the most popular memes in American politics portrays Democrats as frivolous spenders of taxpayer Continue reading →

Wells Fargo Hit With Unusual Ban on Growth in Yellen’s Final Act

After markets closed on her final workday in office, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen delivered a blow to one of Continue reading →

The GOP tax plan is the same old story

By Robert A. Vella I remember when Reagan was elected president in 1980.  The economic theory his administration supported (i.e. Continue reading →

House flippers triggered the US housing market crash, not poor subprime borrowers

Analyzing a huge data set of anonymous credit scores from Equifax, a credit reporting bureau, the economists—Stefania Albanesi of the Continue reading →

MIDDLE-AGED WHITE AMERICAN MEN WITH HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION ARE DYING FROM DESPAIR

The rising annual death rates are being driven by despair, as reported by the scientists Drs. Deaton and Case. The Continue reading →

The U.S. Job Recovery Is a Global Laggard

It’s often said that the U.S. has recovered more strongly from the last recession than most other developed nations. Data Continue reading →

Warren Wants FBI Transparency About Financial Crisis

Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants the FBI to explain why people involved in causing the 2008 financial crisis didn’t face criminal Continue reading →