“Legalized Bribery” by Ralph Nader

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by Ralph Nader
The Nader Page
July 1, 2011

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Dear President Obama:

Yesterday’s Washington Post published a page one article headlined “President Waging A Charm Offensive. Obama woos big donors to help fund early campaign expansion.”

Later in the article appears this unseemly behavior by a public servant paid for by public funds:

Open Letter to President Obama on the Nomination of Elizabeth Warren by Ralph Nader

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by Ralph Nader
The Nader Page
April 1, 2011

Dear President Obama:

An interesting contrast is playing out at the White House these days—between your expressed praise of General Electric’s CEO, Jeffrey R. Immelt and the silence regarding the widely desired nomination of Elizabeth Warren to head the new Consumer Financial Regulatory Bureau within the Federal Reserve.

Wake Up Obama by Joel S. Hirschhorn

by Joel S. Hirschhorn
Featured Writer
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Aug. 15, 2010

If the United States is not kaput it is certainly withering away even as a rich upper class enjoys all the things that money buys.  There is massive, widespread economic pain inflicting a huge fraction of Americans who are unemployed, underemployed, relying on food stamps, losing their homes, and who are feeling totally insecure financially.  This maintains sluggish consumer spending that makes necessary economic growth impossible.

The corporate bigwigs meanwhile are essentially using economic blackmail as they sit on trillions of dollars in cash, refusing to invest their capital and making great profits because they have cut workers and increased productivity.  They want even more benefits from government that they think Republicans will give them.

Letter to President Obama on Professor Elizabeth Warren by Ralph Nader

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by Ralph Nader
The Nader Page
July 20, 2010

Dear President Obama:

It is time for you to give taxpayers, consumers, and investors a reason to believe that you are truly interested in consumer protection by nominating Professor Elizabeth Warren to be the Director of the much-anticipated Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Professor Warren combines rigorous scholarship, a superb sense of needed change and clear ways to communicate those needs to families and individuals around the country. Consumer leaders know that Professor Warren has been a strong and talented Chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel (COP) reviewing the current state of financial markets and the regulatory system.

In addition, Professor Warren had the vision and good sense to propose and advocate for the creation of an entity much like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Elizabeth Warren: Oversight of Financial Crisis

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C-SPAN Video Library
April 14, 2010

Elizabeth Warren talked about the new report from the Congressional Oversight Panel on preventing home foreclosures. She responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.

The Daily Show: Elizabeth Warren

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The Daily Show

When Elizabeth Warren stresses the urgency of Wall Street reform, Jon wants to make out with her.

Bailout watchdog Elizabeth Warren: Danger!

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thomhartmann
January 25, 2010

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more about “Bailout watchdog Elizabeth Warren – D…“, posted with vodpod

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Elizabeth Warren: How Wall Street Got Away with Murder

Capitalism: A Love Story (2009; must-see)

Corporations Really Suck

The Economy Sucks and or Collapse 2

Capitalism on Dandelion Salad

Elizabeth Warren: How Wall Street Got Away with Murder

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mmflint
January 24, 2010

‘Capitalism: A Love Story’ DVD Extra – Harvard Professor Elizabeth Warren on How Wall Street Got Away with Murder

Extended interview with top TARP cop, Harvard Professor, Elizabeth Warren. Shes sassy and real and tells it like it is, wearing a nice light blue wool-tweed suit.

Sometimes wearing nothing at all at http://www.michaelmoore.com/

Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders (2006; must-see) + The Money Trap

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Note: video no longer available

ElshamyWalid on Mar 12, 2011

Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders (2006) is an independent feature-length documentary film and (2007) book that chronicles abusive practices in the credit card industry. Written and directed by James Scurlock, the film and book use interviews with creditors, debtors, academics, and others to illustrate its story.