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Opinion: Should Companies Be Free to Hide Their Misconduct?

(June 30) -- Imagine if the public didn't know about all the corporate wrongdoing leading to BP's oil spill or Goldman Sachs' role in the financial collapse. Without the ensuing public outrage, would the government have responded the same way? Under a recent court ruling, such information may no longer be public. In an...

Senators Assail Goldman on Conflicts of Interest

ANALYSIS (April 27) -- An increasingly frustrated Republican Sen. Susan Collins wanted a yes-or-no answer. Did Fabrice Tourre, the Goldman Sachs executive accused of securities fraud in a government lawsuit against the firm, think Goldman owed a good-faith effort to all the company's investors? "I understand that you do...

Financial Reform Puts Republicans on the Spot

(April 26) -- Even as they lost today's Senate vote on overhauling financial regulation, the Democrats expected to get a win. They probably did. The chamber's Republicans held together in opposing a vote to let debate on the measure proceed toward a final roll call, depriving Democrats of the needed 60 votes to override...

Opinion: Some Really Useful Advice for Goldman Sachs

(April 21) -- Dear Goldman Sachs, So, you've been caught cheating. You sorta committed fraud, kinda misled investors, maybe accelerated the financial collapse. Don't panic. It's going to be all right. You're going to survive. There have been many Great Cheaters before you and I've studied them all. Here are the lessons...

Goldman Gives Democrats Momentum on Reform

(April 19) -- Every good political fight needs a villain. In its push to reform financial regulation, the Obama administration now has one in Goldman Sachs. Three days after the Securities and Exchange Commission accused Goldman of securities fraud linked to the financial crisis, the White House announced Monday that...