Monthly Archives: April 2013

Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection April 11, 2013 COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION met in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing entitled “Outsourcing Accountability? Examining the Role of Independent Consultants”. Here … Continue reading →

As most in the developed world are busily focused on collecting inanimate objects and shiny things, the most essential commodity–water–remains dramatically undervalued, and so far the most largely ignored, global challenge. Effective water management and infrastructure refurbishment are demanding massive … Continue reading →

Because reckless players and institutions in the financial sector were not allowed their just desserts of bankruptcy, prosecution and public shame in the last cycle, we are en route for a round trip back to financial pain for the already … Continue reading →