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Leon Botstein, president of @bardcollege.bsky.social, examines what the Trump administration could mean for the future of scientific research, education, and democracy in the United States—and calls for a renewed university and college system after the end of the Trump era. ⬇️
Autocracy and the university in America today
From its immigration and deportation policies to its highly publicized assault on several of America’s leading universities, the Trump administration seems determined to upend decades of close…
thebulletin.org
October 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Leon Botstein, president of @bardcollege.bsky.social, examines what the Trump administration could mean for the future of scientific research, education, and democracy in the United States—and calls for a renewed university and college system after the end of the Trump era. ⬇️
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Industrial loan companies (ILCs) *are* banks. They accept deposits, process payments & issue loans. So why aren't they subject to Federal Reserve supervision? This regulatory loophole poses big risks, especially regarding Big Tech or retail companies' privileged access to consumer financial data.
Blog: Big Tech, Predatory Fintech, and Big Retail Would Reap Bonanza from Expanding the Industrial Bank Loophole - Americans for Financial Reform
If the Trump administration gives a flood of Big Tech companies, fintech firms, and others their own industrial loan banks these operators will be free to prey upon people with unfair terms, junk…
ourfinancialsecurity.org
October 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Industrial loan companies (ILCs) *are* banks. They accept deposits, process payments & issue loans. So why aren't they subject to Federal Reserve supervision? This regulatory loophole poses big risks, especially regarding Big Tech or retail companies' privileged access to consumer financial data.
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Banks bounced back pretty quickly from the 2008 crisis, but the economic trauma lingered for years for the millions of families that lost their life savings, homes, and jobs. Now Trump is daring history to repeat itself by aiming to weaken the safeguards put in place.
Blog: Weakening Bank Capital Rules Puts Us All at Risk - Americans for Financial Reform
This summer, federal bank regulators proposed a rule to massively weaken the key post-2008 financial crisis banking regulation designed to make the mega banks more resilient and reduce the risk of…
ourfinancialsecurity.org
October 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Banks bounced back pretty quickly from the 2008 crisis, but the economic trauma lingered for years for the millions of families that lost their life savings, homes, and jobs. Now Trump is daring history to repeat itself by aiming to weaken the safeguards put in place.
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NEW: We Can't Count on Trump's SEC to Tell Us If He Is Manipulating the Market.
"Trump and Musk's evisceration of the SEC has turned the agency into a shell of its former self, at a time ripe for rampant market manipulation."
"Trump and Musk's evisceration of the SEC has turned the agency into a shell of its former self, at a time ripe for rampant market manipulation."
We Can’t Count on Trump’s SEC to Tell Us If He Is Manipulating the Market
The Musk-damaged agency is unlikely to investigate whether Trump and his allies are profiting from advance knowledge about tariff changes or meme coin shenanigans.
prospect.org
May 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
NEW: We Can't Count on Trump's SEC to Tell Us If He Is Manipulating the Market.
"Trump and Musk's evisceration of the SEC has turned the agency into a shell of its former self, at a time ripe for rampant market manipulation."
"Trump and Musk's evisceration of the SEC has turned the agency into a shell of its former self, at a time ripe for rampant market manipulation."
“Public pension funds are one of the biggest sources of capital for private equity firms,” says Oscar Valdés Viera, who analyzes private equity at Americans for Financial Reform. “Workers indirectly fund private equity’s predatory practices through their pension funds” shorturl.at/l0u6l
Elon Musk and His DOGE Bro Have Cashed In on Americans' Retirement Savings
Antonio Gracias is helping Musk gut the government and the Social Security program at DOGE, as they benefit from Americans’ retirement savings.
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May 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
“Public pension funds are one of the biggest sources of capital for private equity firms,” says Oscar Valdés Viera, who analyzes private equity at Americans for Financial Reform. “Workers indirectly fund private equity’s predatory practices through their pension funds” shorturl.at/l0u6l
I have a new blog piece on the carried interest tax loophole up on @ourfinancialsecurity.org 's website: ourfinancialsecurity.org/2025/05/blog...
Blog: Congress Must Close the Carried Interest Tax Loophole that Fuels Predation, Not Production - Americans for Financial Reform
Few tax loopholes better exemplify how our rigged economy rewards wealth extraction over real work than the carried interest loophole. The controversial loophole exists to benefit some of the wealthie...
ourfinancialsecurity.org
May 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I have a new blog piece on the carried interest tax loophole up on @ourfinancialsecurity.org 's website: ourfinancialsecurity.org/2025/05/blog...
Wrote a new blog post for AFR: ourfinancialsecurity.org/2025/04/blog...
Blog: The Project 2025 Capital Formation Trojan Horse Attack on Mom and Pop Investors - Americans for Financial Reform
At a time when far-right forces are literally dismantling the government, including stripping away most agencies' regulatory and oversight capacity, further deregulation of the financial system would ...
ourfinancialsecurity.org
April 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Wrote a new blog post for AFR: ourfinancialsecurity.org/2025/04/blog...
Take the world cup away from the US
⚽ Many 2026 #WorldCup games are in the U.S., but should they be moved elsewhere?
In this OpEd, @julesboykoff.bsky.social & @edgeofsports.bsky.social write about how immigration crackdowns could shape the tournament.
Learn more in @thenation.com ⤵️
In this OpEd, @julesboykoff.bsky.social & @edgeofsports.bsky.social write about how immigration crackdowns could shape the tournament.
Learn more in @thenation.com ⤵️
With ICE Out of Control, How Can the US Cohost the 2026 World Cup?
The country has proven itself incapable of not abducting and imprisoning people entering it—boycotting US matches avoids putting teams, their families, and fans in danger.
www.thenation.com
April 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Take the world cup away from the US
The US can decide to stop paying its bills but the US cant actually run out of cash, can it?
The U.S. could run out of cash to continue paying its bills between mid-July and early October if Congress does not take action to raise or suspend the nation’s debt limit, according to an analysis.
U.S. Could Run Out of Cash by July, Analysis Finds
The Bipartisan Policy Center estimates that the so-called X-date could fall between mid-July and early October if Congress does not lift or suspend the nation’s debt limit.
www.nytimes.com
March 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The US can decide to stop paying its bills but the US cant actually run out of cash, can it?
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Trump and lawmakers want to normalize crypto “stablecoins.” These assets are far from stable — and could harm more people when the next bubble bursts.
Trump Wants to Boost Crypto 'Stablecoins' (Which Are Far From Stable)
Trump and lawmakers are trying to normalize a risky type of crypto that could harm more people when the next bubble bursts.
www.rollingstone.com
March 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Trump and lawmakers want to normalize crypto “stablecoins.” These assets are far from stable — and could harm more people when the next bubble bursts.
wouldnt the carried interest loophole become obsolete if they actually pass no tax on tips? like couldnt PE and hedge fund managers start calling the carry a "tip" and actually pay no taxes?
February 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
wouldnt the carried interest loophole become obsolete if they actually pass no tax on tips? like couldnt PE and hedge fund managers start calling the carry a "tip" and actually pay no taxes?
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new report: "Investing for the Common Good: How Workers' Pensions Can Help Solve the Housing Crisis" from me & others @AFR & BCG
workers' pension fund assets are some of the biggest concentrations of $$ in the world
let's use them to solve big problems
georgetown.app.box.com/s/khfm0czel1...
workers' pension fund assets are some of the biggest concentrations of $$ in the world
let's use them to solve big problems
georgetown.app.box.com/s/khfm0czel1...
November 19, 2024 at 8:21 PM
new report: "Investing for the Common Good: How Workers' Pensions Can Help Solve the Housing Crisis" from me & others @AFR & BCG
workers' pension fund assets are some of the biggest concentrations of $$ in the world
let's use them to solve big problems
georgetown.app.box.com/s/khfm0czel1...
workers' pension fund assets are some of the biggest concentrations of $$ in the world
let's use them to solve big problems
georgetown.app.box.com/s/khfm0czel1...