20/20 Vision

Senate Banking Hearing Tomorrow — Why is Implementation So Slow? (October 1)

Update 302: Senate Banking Hearing Tomorrow on S. 2155 — Why is Implementation So Slow? When the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155) was signed into law four months ago, we saw risk, not a reason to rush implementation. Industry apparently sees otherwise and so Senate Banking will ask why it’s …

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Healthcare Weighs in at #1 Midterm Issue (September 18)

Update 299:  Still Unrepealed and Undefeated, Healthcare Weighs in at #1 Midterm Issue Plus ça change.  For the umpteenth cycle, healthcare is back on top among voting issues in the country.  No surprise. The stakes are high and are faced practically universally. But anxiety and a sense of chaos surrounding basic protections and health-related economic …

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Corporate Governance/Citizenship (September 10)

Update 297: Corporate Governance/Citizenship A Look at Issues and Progressive Solutions Whether or not corporations are people, my friends, they certainly have citizenship-like functions from paying taxes, to engaging in community relations, to supporting candidates for office.  For the many progressives who believe that corporate citizenship in the U.S. can be improved, reform of rules …

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Copper and Orange the New Blue? (August 29)

Update 295: Copper and Orange the New Blue? Voters Vacate Center; Health Care Top Issue Last night, Arizona and Florida bore out many of the trends witnessed throughout this year’s primary season: establishment vs. progressive, Medicare-for-all vs. “affordable health care,” and others.  Once again, it’s clear that women candidates are outperforming and voters in these …

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Congressional Democrats Leading the Charge Against Corruption (August 21)

Update 293 – Congressional Democrats Leading the Charge Against Corruption Americans’ innate distrust of government, part of the country’s political DNA, is and has been at Watergate era levels for the past 10-12 years. A series of change elections has reinforced the nation’s political discontent, providing the background for the demand and laying the foundations …

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