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The FSA has been on the attack of late. First they warned bankers that heavy regulation was in the offing. Now they are directly accusing Gordon Brown, former Chancellor of the Exchequer and now Prime Minister, of aiding and abetting a…

I give Obama high marks for much of what he has accomplished in such a short span and the tone he has set. However, on the economic policy front, there have been lapses. This video suggests there have been many. Related article…

Hear the U.S. Treasury Secretary describe his thinking about all of the issues facing the United States and its banking system during this financial crisis in this interview with Charlie Rose.

The following is a post from the site Euro Intelligence, published just 5 days ago regarding the Swedish solution to the banking crisis. I am providing this version with the author's permission, who should be credited with much of the…

A video from Saturday Night Live.

Rohatyn, a Democrat, talks about the role of government in crisis, infrastructure spending and lessons from New York City's near economic collapse n the 1970s from his perspective. Royatyn is widely credited with saving New York City from…

If you recall, a few months ago there was a lot of speculation in Washington about Paul Volcker being named a 'car czar' to deal with the problem with the Big Three automakers. That idea has fallen by the wayside. President Obama has named…

A recent note from Time Magazine's blog, Swampland: This looks real bad, both for Roland Burris and his country. First a quick recap: Burris gets appointed to the Senate by Rod Blagojevich, a self-made cartoon of political ineptness and…

C-Span ranks the former Presidents: Honest Abe gets top billing, follwed by Washington, FDR, Teddy Roosevelt and Truman. How did the George Bushes, Bill Clinton, and Ronald Reagan do? Click the link to find out.

The title of this post is fairly provocative and categorical. This is by design. For I see Obama's banking plan as more of the same -- not 'change we can believe in.' And we all need to be clear about the need for Obama and his team to…