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In this Aug. 3, 2012 photo, the Ugland House, the registered office for thousands of global companies, stands in George Town on Grand Cayman Island. The Cayman Islands have lost some of their allure by abruptly proposing what amounts to an income tax on expatriate workers who have helped build the territory into one of the most famous or, for some people, notorious offshore banking centers that have tax advantages for foreign investment operations. (AP Photo/David McFadden)
Jack Lew, Citigroup and the Ugland Truth
March 8, 2013 | On Democracy

Michael Winship connects the dots between our new Treasury secretary and a famed Cayman Islands investment sanctuary. Continue reading

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Matt Taibbi on Big Banks’ Lack of Accountability
February 1, 2013

The journalist explains how our government — fearing another economic calamity — lets big banks off the hook for detestable behavior. Continue reading

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Paul Krugman Explains the Keys to Our Recovery
January 11, 2013

The New York Times columnist details the catastrophic impact of the economic downturn as well as avenues to recovery — should Washington be wise enough to take them. Continue reading

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Lew Draws Fire From Right and Left
January 11, 2013 | Connecting the Dots
Conservative and liberal senators oppose President Obama's nomination of Jacob Lew for Treasury secretary.
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Paul Krugman on Jack Lew, Obama’s Treasury Choice
January 10, 2013

In a preview of this weekend’s Moyers & Company, The New York Times columnist discusses President Obama’s Treasury pick, and why he’s okay with not being chosen. Continue reading

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The Washington-Wall Street Revolving Door Keeps Spinning
January 23, 2012 | On Democracy

The revolving door between government service and big money hurls politics and high finance together so completely it’s impossible to tell one from the other. Continue reading