Articles About Clinton Administration
- Author:
- James I. Clark III
- Posted:
- 03.25.2010
The Canary in the Mine Shaft
A decade before the financial meltdown, one woman was sounding the alarm that a catastrophe was coming. That woman is Brooksley Born, who correctly predicted that investments known as over-the-counter derivatives could cause a financial crisis. As Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) during the second Clinton administration, Born would wake up “in […]
- Author:
- Tom Silva
- Posted:
- 12.14.2009
Buddy, Can You Spare a Job?
With the national unemployment rate at 10.2 percent, President Barack Obama is focusing on job creation – the American public’s number one concern. The administration’s “White House to Main Street” summit and tour is gathering advice from a variety of stakeholders, including business executives, small-business owners, economists, union officials and Ed Pawlowski, the mayor of […]