Putting a Woman on Our Currency is Much Bigger than the $10 Bill
The Treasury Department's exciting announcement that U.S. paper currency will soon feature the image of a historical American female was a long time coming.
View ArticleGOP Tees Up 'Default Prevention' Bill In Case Congress Fails To Raise Debt...
Democrats say the bill actually makes a government shutdown more likely.
View ArticleTreasury Department Narrows National Default Date To Nov. 5
"Without sufficient cash, it would be impossible for the United States of America to meet all of its obligations for the first time in our history."
View ArticleCongress Shouldn't Play Politics With the Debt Ceiling
The House will vote this week on a Republican proposal allowing the Treasury to borrow funds to pay bondholders and Social Security recipients if there's a prolonged standoff over raising the debt...
View ArticleTreasury Department Renames Building To Honor Emancipated Slaves
"It's a narrative for a new movement."
View ArticleA New Way for Americans to Save
One essential factor in building a more inclusive prosperity is giving all Americans easy ways to save for their retirement years. That's why I have been thrilled to work on the unveiling of myRA--"my...
View ArticleFirst Lady Eleanor Roosevelt Should Be The First Woman to Have Her Own Bill
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew has asked the American people for feedback on what he calls "a new family of bills." I'm teaming up with Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) to urge the Secretary to embrace...
View ArticleObama Can Stop Pfizer's Tax Rip-Off
You already know big pharmaceutical companies are ripping you off by charging too much for their medicines. But did you know they're also hurting you by dodging their fair share of taxes?
View ArticleIs American Capitalism Becoming More Human?
Suddenly, capitalism American-style looks a little more human and a little more fair, if recent developments on the business front become a trend.
View ArticleCokie Roberts Says We've Got the Wrong Hamilton on the $10 Dollar Bill
Journalist and author Cokie Roberts says that philandering liar Alexander Hamilton is still making women wait their turn to assume their rightful place on the front of American currency.
View ArticleRecognizing All of America's S/Heroes
Kudos to the Treasury Department which has announced that Harriet Tubman's face will grace the front of the redesigned $20 bill, making her the first woman in more than a century and first African...
View ArticleThe Wrong Word Could Get You In Trouble On Venmo
It’s easier than you might think to violate U.S. trade law.
View ArticleTreasury Secretary Says Puerto Rico Faces Chaos Without Congressional Action
Jack Lew visited a San Juan hospital affected by the debt crisis and urged Congress to act.
View ArticleDonald Trump Reportedly Wants An Ex-Goldman Exec To Be Treasury Secretary
Take that, establishment!
View ArticleClosing An Estate Tax Loophole For The Wealthiest Few: What You Need To Know
The Obama administration has made considerable progress over the past eight years to make our tax code fairer. This week, the Treasury Department is building on that progress through proposed new...
View ArticleHow Antonio Weiss Brokered The Only Major Economic Policy To Pass Congress...
Getting Congress to pay attention to Puerto Rico was like "talking to them in a foreign language."
View ArticleWhy Progressives Should Embrace Lael Brainard
I wanted to take a moment to share my view that this new "progressive" conventional wisdom is dead-wrong: Dr. Lael Brainard would be an extraordinary addition to any incoming administration.
View ArticleFollowing the money of Trump's Treasury hopefuls
Steven Mnuchin: While Trump blasted Clinton throughout the campaign for her ties to Wall Street, the president-elect is considering
View ArticleAnything Is Possible
If there's anything that Donald Trump has taught us, it's that anything is possible in America. Any crazy-ass thing, no matter
View ArticleTrump's Treasury Pick Will Further Rig the System
At every step along the way, Mnuchin's career has been about enriching the "billionaires' club"--regardless if the less fortunate
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